Skip to main content

What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Elamipretide and epinephrine

Elamipretide's FDA label of December 10, 2025 names epinephrine in its warnings and precautions section; the epinephrine labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name elamipretide. The elamipretide label: “If a serious hypersensitivity reaction occurs, do not administer further doses of FORZINITY and institute appropriate emergency treatment, including epinephrine, antihistamines, and corticosteroids as clinically …”

Check it at the source: the elamipretide FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 10, 2025, Stealth Biotherapeutics Inc.); the epinephrine FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 13, 2026, A-S Medication Solutions).

What does the elamipretide label say about epinephrine?

Elamipretide label, warnings and precautions

If a serious hypersensitivity reaction occurs, do not administer further doses of FORZINITY and institute appropriate emergency treatment, including epinephrine, antihistamines, and corticosteroids as clinically indicated.

Source: FDA drug label (FORZINITY), Stealth Biotherapeutics Inc., effective December 10, 2025 (SPL set 146bf34c-76f2-48db-ac07-fb29cce2cd75), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the epinephrine label say about elamipretide?

Epinephrine's label (effective July 13, 2026) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name elamipretide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Epinephrine), A-S Medication Solutions, effective July 13, 2026 (SPL set 6e811e28-0199-4df7-a916-5940c632401d), 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

0Elamipretide generic labelers
16Epinephrine generic labelers
ElamipretideEpinephrine
Labeled forn/aAsthma
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/a$123.51 per unit 0.15 mg auto-injct
Shortage nowNo current entryA presentation being discontinued

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

What next?