Clomipramine and Sertraline Interaction

Drug interaction information between Clomipramine and Sertraline.

Clomipramine and Sertraline have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Clomipramine and Sertraline. 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

Clomipramine

Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)

Drug B

Sertraline

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

How They Interact

Sertraline blocks a specific liver protein that breaks down clomipramine. This can cause clomipramine to build up to higher levels in your blood.

FDA Label Information

While all the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), e.g., fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, and fluvoxamine, inhibit P450 2D6, they may vary in the extent of inhibition.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Clomipramine + Sertraline?

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?

Sertraline has 34 labeled pairs on file vs Clomipramine's 15. In the minor band specifically: Clomipramine has 15 (also Fluoxetine, Methylphenidate, Paroxetine, Clonidine); Sertraline has 31 (also Fluoxetine, Citalopram, Paroxetine, Atenolol).

What mechanism field is on file for Clomipramine and Sertraline?

Sertraline blocks a specific liver protein that breaks down clomipramine. This can cause clomipramine to build up to higher levels in your blood.

Sertraline carries more major-labeled pairs than Clomipramine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Clomipramine (Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)); Sertraline (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)).

Sertraline has 1 major-labeled pair vs Clomipramine's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Clomipramine

0 major · 0 moderate · 15 minor · 15 total

Sertraline

1 major · 2 moderate · 31 minor · 34 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.