Cimetidine and Alosetron Interaction

Drug interaction information between Cimetidine and Alosetron.

Cimetidine and Alosetron have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Cimetidine and Alosetron. 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

Cimetidine

H2 Receptor Antagonist

Drug B

Alosetron

5-HT3 Antagonist (IBS-D)

How They Interact

Cimetidine may block the body from breaking down alosetron, which could lead to higher drug levels in your system.

FDA Label Information

Concomitant administration of alosetron and moderate CYP1A2 inhibitors, including quinolone antibiotics and cimetidine, has not been evaluated, but should be avoided unless clinically necessary because of similar potential drug interactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Cimetidine + Alosetron?

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?

Cimetidine has 77 labeled pairs on file vs Alosetron's 12. In the minor band specifically: Cimetidine has 63 (also Albendazole, Alogliptin, Alprazolam, Amiodarone); Alosetron has 9 (also Estradiol, Hydralazine, Ketoconazole, Theophylline).

What mechanism field is on file for Cimetidine and Alosetron?

Cimetidine may block the body from breaking down alosetron, which could lead to higher drug levels in your system.

Cimetidine carries more major-labeled pairs than Alosetron

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Cimetidine (H2 Receptor Antagonist); Alosetron (5-HT3 Antagonist (IBS-D)).

Cimetidine has 4 major-labeled pairs vs Alosetron's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Cimetidine

4 major · 10 moderate · 63 minor · 77 total

Alosetron

0 major · 3 moderate · 9 minor · 12 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.