Disulfiram and Amitriptyline Interaction

Drug interaction information between Disulfiram and Amitriptyline.

Disulfiram and Amitriptyline have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Disulfiram and Amitriptyline. 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

Disulfiram

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitor

Drug B

Amitriptyline

Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)

How They Interact

Disulfiram can interfere with how your liver breaks down amitriptyline. This can lead to higher levels of the medication in your system.

FDA Label Information

Guanethidine or similarly acting compounds; thyroid medication; alcohol, barbiturates and other CNS depressants; and disulfiram – see WARNINGS section.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Disulfiram + Amitriptyline?

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?

Amitriptyline has 21 labeled pairs on file vs Disulfiram's 8. In the minor band specifically: Disulfiram has 7 (also Acamprosate, Metronidazole, Nabilone, Naltrexone); Amitriptyline has 20 (also Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Flecainide).

What mechanism field is on file for Disulfiram and Amitriptyline?

Disulfiram can interfere with how your liver breaks down amitriptyline. This can lead to higher levels of the medication in your system.

Amitriptyline carries more major-labeled pairs than Disulfiram

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Disulfiram (Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitor); Amitriptyline (Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)).

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

Disulfiram

0 major · 1 moderate · 7 minor · 8 total

Amitriptyline

1 major · 0 moderate · 20 minor · 21 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.