Skip to main content

What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Bromocriptine and pasireotide

Pasireotide's FDA label of July 16, 2024 names bromocriptine in its drug interactions section; the bromocriptine labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name pasireotide. The pasireotide label: “Consider additional monitoring. Bromocriptine: Consider bromocriptine dose reduction.”

Check it at the source: the bromocriptine FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 27, 2026, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.); the pasireotide FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 16, 2024, Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc.).

What does the bromocriptine label say about pasireotide?

Bromocriptine's label (effective July 27, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name pasireotide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Bromocriptine Mesylate), ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective July 27, 2026 (SPL set 17f3a343-1782-4799-95ba-31dfe93be2cf), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the pasireotide label say about bromocriptine?

Pasireotide label, drug interactions

Consider additional monitoring. ( 7.2 ) Bromocriptine: Consider bromocriptine dose reduction.

Source: FDA drug label (Signifor LAR), Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc., effective July 16, 2024 (SPL set a0aad470-3f38-af97-e053-2995a90a383a), 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

6Bromocriptine generic labelers
0Pasireotide generic labelers
BromocriptinePasireotide
Labeled forParkinson's disease, Type 2 diabetesn/a
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.61 per tablet 2.5 mg tabletn/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)

What next?