Drospirenone and Topiramate Interaction

Drug interaction information between Drospirenone and Topiramate.

Drospirenone and Topiramate have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Drospirenone and Topiramate. 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

Drospirenone

Combined Oral Contraceptive

Drug B

Topiramate

Anticonvulsant

How They Interact

Topiramate causes your body to process birth control hormones faster than normal. This can make the birth control pill less effective at preventing pregnancy.

FDA Label Information

Some drugs or herbal products that may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives include phenytoin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, bosentan, felbamate, griseofulvin, oxcarbazepine, rifampin, topiramate and products containing St.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol + Topiramate?

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

How many labeled pairs sit in each drug's minor band?

Drospirenone and Topiramate tie at 30 labeled pairs each. minor-band counts: Drospirenone 29 alongside Atorvastatin, Omeprazole, Lamotrigine, Tizanidine; Topiramate 27 alongside Hydrochlorothiazide, Amitriptyline, Pioglitazone, Carbamazepine.

What mechanism field is on file for Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol and Topiramate?

Topiramate causes your body to process birth control hormones faster than normal. This can make the birth control pill less effective at preventing pregnancy.

Drospirenone carries more major-labeled pairs than Topiramate

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Drospirenone (Combined Oral Contraceptive); Topiramate (Anticonvulsant).

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

Drospirenone

1 major · 0 moderate · 29 minor · 30 total

Topiramate

0 major · 3 moderate · 27 minor · 30 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.