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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Cannabidiol and stiripentol

Cannabidiol's FDA label of May 29, 2026 names stiripentol in its drug interactions section; the stiripentol label PlainMeds reads does not name cannabidiol. The cannabidiol label: “Stiripentol Concomitant use of EPIDIOLEX with stiripentol increases plasma exposures of stiripentol.”

Check it at the source: the cannabidiol FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.); the stiripentol FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 27, 2026, BIOCODEX, INC.).

What does the cannabidiol label say about stiripentol?

Cannabidiol label, drug interactions

Stiripentol Concomitant use of EPIDIOLEX with stiripentol increases plasma exposures of stiripentol [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )].

Source: FDA drug label (Epidiolex), Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective May 29, 2026 (SPL set 8bf27097-4870-43fb-94f0-f3d0871d1eec), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the stiripentol label say about cannabidiol?

Stiripentol's label (effective April 27, 2026) does not name cannabidiol in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Diacomit), BIOCODEX, INC., effective April 27, 2026 (SPL set 58304ba8-9779-4658-811e-94ffe08c3f16), 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

0Cannabidiol generic labelers
0Stiripentol generic labelers
CannabidiolStiripentol
Labeled forn/an/a
Boxed warningNoNo
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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