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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Dihydroergotamine and fluconazole

Dihydroergotamine's FDA label of March 6, 2025 names fluconazole in its warnings section; the fluconazole labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name dihydroergotamine.

Check it at the source: the dihydroergotamine FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 6, 2025, Oceanside Pharmaceuticals); the fluconazole FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 7, 2026, Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.).

What does the dihydroergotamine label say about fluconazole?

Dihydroergotamine label, warnings

Less potent inhibitors include saquinavir, nefazodone, fluconazole, grapefruit juice, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, zileuton, and clotrimazole.

Source: FDA drug label (Trudhesa, NDA213436), Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective September 3, 2026 (SPL set b81397b0-910d-4eb4-8fee-a9a3c9d94d63), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Dihydroergotamine Mesylate), NDA020148 (Bausch), as published by Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, effective March 6, 2025 (SPL set 977de209-c53a-4cb4-9f3f-1e850600a9dc), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the fluconazole label say about dihydroergotamine?

Fluconazole's label (effective April 7, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name dihydroergotamine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (fluconazole), Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., effective April 7, 2026 (SPL set d1364455-1537-46d4-b093-38cca3be778f), 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

9Dihydroergotamine generic labelers
41Fluconazole generic labelers
DihydroergotamineFluconazole
Labeled forMigraineFungal infections, Urinary tract infections
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$29.44 per mL 4 mg/mL nasal spray$0.380 per tablet 200 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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