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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Bupropion and mifepristone

Mifepristone's FDA label of September 25, 2025 names bupropion in its drug interactions section; the bupropion labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name mifepristone.

Check it at the source: the bupropion FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 21, 2024); the mifepristone FDA label on DailyMed (effective September 25, 2025, Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated).

What does the bupropion label say about mifepristone?

Bupropion's label (effective June 21, 2024) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name mifepristone in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

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 mifepristone label say about bupropion?

Mifepristone label, drug interactions

Drugs metabolized by CYP2B6: Use of mifepristone should be done with caution with bupropion and efavirenz ( 7.5 ).

Source: FDA drug label (Mifepristone), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, effective September 25, 2025 (SPL set 63c068cd-9370-460f-829b-70e8c7ebe91e), 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
3Mifepristone generic labelers
BupropionMifepristone
Labeled forDepression, Quitting smokingn/a
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0785 per tablet 150 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)

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