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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Amisulpride and droperidol

Amisulpride's FDA label of June 17, 2026 names droperidol in its drug interactions section; the droperidol label PlainMeds reads does not name amisulpride. The amisulpride label: “Avoid use in patients with congenital long QT syndrome and in patients taking droperidol.”

Check it at the source: the amisulpride FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 17, 2026, Acacia Pharma Ltd); the droperidol FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 8, 2022, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.).

What does the amisulpride label say about droperidol?

Amisulpride label, drug interactions

To avoid potential additive effects, avoid use of BARHEMSYS in patients taking droperidol.

Amisulpride label, warnings and precautions

Avoid use in patients with congenital long QT syndrome and in patients taking droperidol.

Source: FDA drug label (Barhemsys), NDA209510 (Lxo Ireland), as published by Acacia Pharma Ltd, effective June 17, 2026 (SPL set ab23bc6e-b6a8-165f-e053-2a95a90ab144), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the droperidol label say about amisulpride?

Droperidol's label (effective June 8, 2022) does not name amisulpride in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (DROPERIDOL), Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., effective June 8, 2022 (SPL set d89f33ac-8a6e-49e7-94fb-84e58aad65a8), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

0Amisulpride generic labelers
2Droperidol generic labelers
AmisulprideDroperidol
Labeled forNausea and vomitingn/a
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/an/a
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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