Dutasteride and Atenolol Interaction
Drug interaction information between Dutasteride and Atenolol.
Dutasteride and Atenolol have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Dutasteride and Atenolol. Major interactions are generally avoided, moderate ones may need monitoring or a dose adjustment, and minor ones are usually low-risk. This page shows the documented mechanism and guidance. Label-documented interactions are not a complete safety review, so always confirm your own medications with a pharmacist or doctor. Educational information, not medical advice.
How They Interact
Taking these two drugs together does not change how the body handles the medication.
What To Do
You do not need to change your dose when taking these two medicines together.
FDA Label Information
7.3 Nifedipine, Atenolol, Enalapril Tamsulosin Dosage adjustments are not necessary when tamsulosin is administered concomitantly with nifedipine, atenolol, or enalapril [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 ) ] .
Dutasteride Also Interacts With
- Furosemide major
- Tamsulosin moderate
- Warfarin moderate
- Paroxetine minor
- Diltiazem minor
Atenolol Also Interacts With
- Aspirin major
- Theophylline major
- Clonidine minor
- Amiodarone minor
- Epinephrine minor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take Dutasteride and Atenolol together?
This is a minor interaction. You do not need to change your dose when taking these two medicines together.
How serious is the interaction between Dutasteride and Atenolol?
This interaction is classified as "minor" severity by the FDA. Minor interactions are unlikely to cause significant problems but should still be mentioned to your healthcare provider.
Why do Dutasteride and Atenolol interact?
Taking these two drugs together does not change how the body handles the medication.
Understanding the Dutasteride and Atenolol Interaction
FDA-approved prescribing information for these two drugs flags their combination as a minor-severity interaction. Dutasteride belongs to the 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor class and Atenolol belongs to the Beta-1 Selective Blocker class - two categories that can collide when co-prescribed. The mechanism described in FDA labeling is: Taking these two drugs together does not change how the body handles the medication. Severity tiers matter: major flags generally advise avoidance, moderate flags often require monitoring or dose adjustment, and minor flags may only call for awareness.
Context around a specific patient determines real-world impact. Dutasteride has 16 total documented interactions on file in this dataset, and Atenolol has 14. Each additional medication compounds the interaction surface, which is why pharmacists run full-profile checks rather than evaluating one pair at a time. FDA-derived guidance for this pair is: You do not need to change your dose when taking these two medicines together. Timing of doses, renal and hepatic function, age, and other concurrent prescriptions all shape whether a labeled interaction matters clinically.
An interaction flag is not a verdict. A large share of labeled interactions are managed routinely in clinical practice, the fix may be as simple as spacing doses or adding a monitoring test. Others require the prescriber to choose a different medication entirely. This page surfaces FDA-sourced labeling and openFDA data for educational purposes only; it is not medical advice and cannot account for your full clinical picture. Never start, stop, or adjust either Dutasteride or Atenolol based on a web page, speak with your prescriber or pharmacist before making any change.
Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider about drug interactions.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.