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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Digoxin and nefazodone

Digoxin's FDA label of December 5, 2024 names nefazodone in its drug interactions section, and nefazodone's label names digoxin too. The digoxin label: “Nefazodone; 27%; 15%; Measure serum digoxin concentrations before initiating concomitant drugs. Reduce digoxin dose by approximately 15% to 30% or by modifying the dosing frequency and continue monitoring.”

Check it at the source: the digoxin FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 5, 2024, Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.); the nefazodone FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 31, 2025, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.).

What does the digoxin label say about nefazodone?

Digoxin label, drug interactions

Nefazodone; 27%; 15%; Measure serum digoxin concentrations before initiating concomitant drugs. Reduce digoxin concentrations by decreasing the dose by approximately 15-30% or by modifying the dosing frequency and continue monitoring.

Source: FDA drug label (Digoxin, NDA021648), Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., effective April 10, 2025 (SPL set 1b7e5c6e-e052-41b0-a4ce-05dfe62faaaf), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (LANOXIN), Advanz Pharma (US) Corp., effective December 5, 2024 (SPL set d91e3646-4c63-4512-ab22-db39c085c4dc), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the nefazodone label say about digoxin?

Nefazodone label, drug interactions

Cardiovascular-Active Drugs Digoxin – When nefazodone (200 mg BID) and digoxin (0.2 mg QD) were coadministered for 9 days to healthy male volunteers (n = 18) who were phenotyped as CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers, C max, C min, and AUC of digoxin were increased by 29%, 27%, and 15%, respectively.

Source: FDA drug label (Nefazodone Hydrochloride), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., effective July 31, 2025 (SPL set 51ff7db5-aaf9-4c3c-86e6-958ebf16b60f), 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

26Digoxin generic labelers
2Nefazodone generic labelers
DigoxinNefazodone
Labeled forHeart failure, Atrial fibrillationDepression
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.133 per tablet 125 mcg tablet$1.17 per tablet 100 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

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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