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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Epinephrine and opicapone

Opicapone's FDA label of October 15, 2025 names epinephrine in its warnings and precautions section; the epinephrine labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name opicapone. The opicapone label: “Effects with Concomitant Use of Drugs Metabol ized by Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Possible arrhythmias, increased heart rate, and excessive changes in blood pressure may occur with concomitant use of ONGENTYS …”

Check it at the source: the epinephrine FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 13, 2026, A-S Medication Solutions); the opicapone FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 15, 2025, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC).

What does the epinephrine label say about opicapone?

Epinephrine's label (effective July 13, 2026) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name opicapone 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

What does the opicapone label say about epinephrine?

Opicapone label, warnings and precautions

Effects with Concomitant Use of Drugs Metabol ized by Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Possible arrhythmias, increased heart rate, and excessive changes in blood pressure may occur with concomitant use of ONGENTYS and drugs metabolized by COMT (e.g., isoproterenol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and dobutamine), regardless of the route of administration (including inhalation).

Source: FDA drug label (ONGENTYS), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective October 15, 2025 (SPL set a511a531-112e-43f8-a43f-5334b0efe979), 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

16Epinephrine generic labelers
0Opicapone generic labelers
EpinephrineOpicapone
Labeled forAsthmaParkinson's disease
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$123.51 per unit 0.15 mg auto-injct$24.67 per capsule 25 mg capsule
Shortage nowA presentation being discontinuedNo current entry

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

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