Atenolol and Dutasteride Interaction

Drug interaction information between Atenolol and Dutasteride.

Atenolol and Dutasteride have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Atenolol and Dutasteride. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Atenolol

Beta-1 Selective Blocker

Drug B

Dutasteride

5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor

How They Interact

Taking these two drugs together does not change how the body handles the medication.

FDA Label Information

7.3 Nifedipine, Atenolol, Enalapril Tamsulosin Dosage adjustments are not necessary when tamsulosin is administered concomitantly with nifedipine, atenolol, or enalapril [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 ) ] .

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Atenolol + Dutasteride?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Dutasteride has 16 labeled pairs on file vs Atenolol's 14. In the minor band specifically: Atenolol has 12 (also Clonidine, Amiodarone, Epinephrine, Indomethacin); Dutasteride has 13 (also Paroxetine, Diltiazem, Nifedipine, Ketoconazole).

What mechanism field is on file for Atenolol and Dutasteride?

Taking these two drugs together does not change how the body handles the medication.

Atenolol carries more major-labeled pairs than Dutasteride

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Atenolol (Beta-1 Selective Blocker); Dutasteride (5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor).

Atenolol has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Dutasteride's 1. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Atenolol

2 major · 0 moderate · 12 minor · 14 total

Dutasteride

1 major · 2 moderate · 13 minor · 16 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.