Clopidogrel and Omeprazole Interaction

Drug interaction information between Clopidogrel and Omeprazole.

Clopidogrel and Omeprazole have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Clopidogrel and Omeprazole. 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

Clopidogrel

Antiplatelet Agent

Drug B

Omeprazole

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

How They Interact

Omeprazole stops clopidogrel from working correctly by preventing it from turning into its active form. This makes the medicine less effective at stopping blood clots.

FDA Label Information

Omeprazole or Esomeprazole Avoid concomitant use of clopidogrel with omeprazole or esomeprazole. In clinical studies, omeprazole was shown to reduce significantly the antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel when given concomitantly or 12 hours apart. A similar reduction in antiplatelet activity was observed with esomeprazole when given concomitantly with clopidogrel.

Clopidogrel Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Clopidogrel + Omeprazole?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Omeprazole has 27 labeled pairs on file vs Clopidogrel's 19. In the moderate band specifically: Clopidogrel has 9 (also Warfarin, Esomeprazole, Rifampin, Norepinephrine); Omeprazole has 4 (also Clarithromycin, Darunavir, Tacrolimus Topical).

What mechanism field is on file for Clopidogrel and Omeprazole?

Omeprazole stops clopidogrel from working correctly by preventing it from turning into its active form. This makes the medicine less effective at stopping blood clots.

Omeprazole carries more major-labeled pairs than Clopidogrel

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Clopidogrel (Antiplatelet Agent); Omeprazole (Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)).

Omeprazole has 1 major-labeled pair vs Clopidogrel's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Clopidogrel

0 major · 9 moderate · 10 minor · 19 total

Omeprazole

1 major · 4 moderate · 22 minor · 27 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.