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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Bupropion and flecainide

Bupropion's FDA label of June 21, 2024 names flecainide in its drug interactions section; the flecainide label PlainMeds reads does not name bupropion. The bupropion label: “Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6: Bupropion inhibits CYP2D6 and can increase concentrations of: antidepressants, antipsychotics, beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), and Type 1C antiarrhythmics.”

Check it at the source: the bupropion FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 21, 2024); the flecainide FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 11, 2026, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC).

What does the bupropion label say about flecainide?

Bupropion label, drug interactions

Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6: Bupropion inhibits CYP2D6 and can increase concentrations of: antidepressants (e.g., venlafaxine, nortriptyline, imipramine, desipramine, paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertraline), antipsychotics (e.g., haloperidol, risperidone, thioridazine), beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), and Type 1C antiarrhythmics (e.g., propafenone, flecainide).

Source: FDA drug label (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE), Epic Pharma LLC, effective June 21, 2024 (SPL set 9fb44e96-6160-4a4a-90cb-91764c0dcd89), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the flecainide label say about bupropion?

Flecainide's label (effective June 11, 2026) does not name bupropion in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Flecainide Acetate), Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC, effective June 11, 2026 (SPL set ee9595d5-08a1-4529-9215-ddc3c7f929c4), 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

69Bupropion generic labelers
15Flecainide generic labelers
BupropionFlecainide
Labeled forDepression, Quitting smokingn/a
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0785 per tablet 150 mg tablet$0.171 per tablet 100 mg tablet
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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