Dextromethorphan and Abiraterone Interaction

Drug interaction information between Dextromethorphan and Abiraterone.

Dextromethorphan and Abiraterone have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Dextromethorphan and Abiraterone. 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

Dextromethorphan

Antitussive

Drug B

Abiraterone

CYP17 Inhibitor

How They Interact

Abiraterone stops your body from breaking down dextromethorphan normally. This causes the amount of dextromethorphan in your blood to increase significantly.

FDA Label Information

In a CYP2D6 drug-drug interaction trial, the C max and AUC of dextromethorphan (CYP2D6 substrate) were increased 2.8- and 2.9-fold, respectively, when dextromethorphan was given with abiraterone acetate 1,000 mg daily and prednisone 5 mg twice daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Dextromethorphan + Abiraterone?

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?

Dextromethorphan has 15 labeled pairs on file vs Abiraterone's 7. In the minor band specifically: Dextromethorphan has 11 (also Aripiprazole, Brexpiprazole, Desvenlafaxine, Fluvoxamine); Abiraterone has 5 (also Prednisone, Pioglitazone, Ketoconazole, Rifampin).

What mechanism field is on file for Dextromethorphan and Abiraterone?

Abiraterone stops your body from breaking down dextromethorphan normally. This causes the amount of dextromethorphan in your blood to increase significantly.

Dextromethorphan carries more major-labeled pairs than Abiraterone

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Dextromethorphan (Antitussive); Abiraterone (CYP17 Inhibitor).

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

Dextromethorphan

1 major · 3 moderate · 11 minor · 15 total

Abiraterone

0 major · 2 moderate · 5 minor · 7 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.