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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Citalopram and moxifloxacin

Citalopram's FDA label of October 9, 2023 names moxifloxacin in its warnings and precautions section; the moxifloxacin labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name citalopram.

Check it at the source: the citalopram FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 9, 2023, Allergan, Inc.); the moxifloxacin FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 17, 2026, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited).

What does the citalopram label say about moxifloxacin?

Citalopram label, warnings and precautions

Such drugs include Class 1A (e.g., quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic medications, antipsychotic medications (e.g., chlorpromazine, thioridazine), antibiotics (e.g., gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin), or any other class of medications known to prolong the QTc interval (e.g., pentamidine, levomethadyl acetate, methadone).

Source: FDA drug label (Celexa), NDA020822 (Abbvie), as published by Allergan, Inc., effective October 9, 2023 (SPL set 4259d9b1-de34-43a4-85a8-41dd214e9177), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the moxifloxacin label say about citalopram?

Moxifloxacin's label (effective March 17, 2026) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name citalopram in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Moxifloxacin), Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited, effective March 17, 2026 (SPL set 182ecd0f-714f-42f0-9b16-fb604cf15786), 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

35Citalopram generic labelers
32Moxifloxacin generic labelers
CitalopramMoxifloxacin
Labeled forDepressionBacterial infections
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.026 per tablet 10 mg tablet$1.60 per mL 0.5% eye drops
Shortage nowNo current entryA presentation being discontinued

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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