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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Dextroamphetamine and meperidine

Dextroamphetamine's FDA label of November 26, 2025 names meperidine in its drug interactions section; the meperidine labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name dextroamphetamine.

Check it at the source: the dextroamphetamine FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 26, 2025, Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.); the meperidine FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 29, 2025, EPIC PHARMA, LLC).

What does the dextroamphetamine label say about meperidine?

Dextroamphetamine label, drug interactions

Meperidine Amphetamines potentiate the analgesic effect of meperidine.

Source: FDA drug label (Zenzedi), Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective November 26, 2025 (SPL set d6394df5-f2c9-47eb-b57e-f3e9cfd94f84), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the meperidine label say about dextroamphetamine?

Meperidine's label (effective November 29, 2025) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name dextroamphetamine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Meperidine Hydrochloride), EPIC PHARMA, LLC, effective November 29, 2025 (SPL set fae5cc34-5917-4445-9516-25f97ffca8db), 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

14Dextroamphetamine generic labelers
3Meperidine generic labelers
DextroamphetamineMeperidine
Labeled forADHDPain
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.373 per tablet 10 mg tablet$0.157 per mL 50 mg/5 mL solution
Shortage nowNo current entryListed; available

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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