Dronedarone and Phenobarbital Interaction

Drug interaction information between Dronedarone and Phenobarbital.

Dronedarone and Phenobarbital have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Dronedarone and Phenobarbital. 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

Dronedarone

Class III Antiarrhythmic

Drug B

Phenobarbital

Anticonvulsant (Barbiturate)

How They Interact

Phenobarbital makes your body get rid of dronedarone too quickly, which can stop the medicine from working correctly.

FDA Label Information

Rifampin and Other CYP3A Inducers Avoid rifampin or other CYP3A inducers such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin, and St.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Dronedarone + Phenobarbital?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Phenobarbital has 59 labeled pairs on file vs Dronedarone's 22. In the moderate band specifically: Dronedarone has 5 (also Carbamazepine, Rifampin, Phenytoin, Lovastatin); Phenobarbital has 13 (also Canagliflozin, Cenobamate, Clarithromycin, Dapsone Topical).

What mechanism field is on file for Dronedarone and Phenobarbital?

Phenobarbital makes your body get rid of dronedarone too quickly, which can stop the medicine from working correctly.

Dronedarone carries more major-labeled pairs than Phenobarbital

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Dronedarone (Class III Antiarrhythmic); Phenobarbital (Anticonvulsant (Barbiturate)).

Dronedarone has 9 major-labeled pairs vs Phenobarbital's 3. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Dronedarone

9 major · 5 moderate · 8 minor · 22 total

Phenobarbital

3 major · 13 moderate · 43 minor · 59 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.