Clonazepam and Ranitidine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Clonazepam and Ranitidine.

Clonazepam and Ranitidine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Clonazepam and Ranitidine. 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

Clonazepam

Benzodiazepine

Drug B

Ranitidine

H2 Receptor Antagonist

How They Interact

Ranitidine reduces stomach acid but does not have a major effect on how clonazepam moves through your body.

FDA Label Information

Effect of Other Drugs on the Pharmacokinetics of Clonazepam: Literature reports suggest that ranitidine, an agent that decreases stomach acidity, does not greatly alter clonazepam pharmacokinetics.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Clonazepam + Ranitidine?

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?

Ranitidine has 15 labeled pairs on file vs Clonazepam's 14. In the minor band specifically: Clonazepam has 10 (also Lamotrigine, Fluconazole, Carbamazepine, Phenytoin); Ranitidine has 11 (also Darunavir, Diltiazem, Eprosartan, Ibandronate).

What mechanism field is on file for Clonazepam and Ranitidine?

Ranitidine reduces stomach acid but does not have a major effect on how clonazepam moves through your body.

Ranitidine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Clonazepam

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Clonazepam (Benzodiazepine); Ranitidine (H2 Receptor Antagonist).

Clonazepam

3 major · 1 moderate · 10 minor · 14 total

Ranitidine

3 major · 1 moderate · 11 minor · 15 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.