Deutetrabenazine and Paroxetine Interaction
Drug interaction information between Deutetrabenazine and Paroxetine.
Deutetrabenazine and Paroxetine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Deutetrabenazine and Paroxetine. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
Paroxetine stops the body from breaking down deutetrabenazine properly. This causes the medicine to build up to higher levels in your blood.
FDA Label Information
Concomitant use of strong CYP2D6 inhibitors (e.g., paroxetine, fluoxetine, quinidine, bupropion) has been shown to increase the systemic exposure to the active dihydro-metabolites of deutetrabenazine by approximately 3-fold.
Deutetrabenazine Also Interacts With
- Valbenazine major
- Tetrabenazine major
- Dopamine moderate
- Norepinephrine moderate
- Bupropion minor
Paroxetine Also Interacts With
- Linezolid major
- Pimozide major
- Thioridazine major
- Phenelzine moderate
- Tranylcypromine moderate
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Deutetrabenazine + Paroxetine?
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?
Paroxetine has 51 labeled pairs on file vs Deutetrabenazine's 7. In the minor band specifically: Deutetrabenazine has 3 (also Bupropion, Fluoxetine); Paroxetine has 44 (also Buspirone, Clopidogrel, Aspirin, Venlafaxine).
What mechanism field is on file for Deutetrabenazine and Paroxetine?
Paroxetine stops the body from breaking down deutetrabenazine properly. This causes the medicine to build up to higher levels in your blood.
Paroxetine carries more major-labeled pairs than Deutetrabenazine
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Deutetrabenazine (VMAT2 Inhibitor); Paroxetine (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)).
Paroxetine has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Deutetrabenazine's 2. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.
2 major · 2 moderate · 3 minor · 7 total
- Other minor peers for Deutetrabenazine
- Bupropion
- Fluoxetine
3 major · 4 moderate · 44 minor · 51 total
- Other minor peers for Paroxetine
- Buspirone
- Clopidogrel
- Aspirin
- Venlafaxine
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.
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