Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Dronedarone Interaction

Drug interaction information between Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Dronedarone.

Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Dronedarone have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Dronedarone. 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

Ezetimibe/Simvastatin

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor / Statin Combination

Drug B

Dronedarone

Class III Antiarrhythmic

How They Interact

Dronedarone interferes with how your body breaks down simvastatin, leading to higher drug levels and a greater risk of muscle damage.

FDA Label Information

Amiodarone, Dronedarone, Ranolazine, or Calcium Channel Blockers Clinical Impact: The risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis is increased by concomitant use of amiodarone, dronedarone, ranolazine, or calcium channel blockers with VYTORIN. Intervention: For patients taking verapamil, diltiazem, or dronedarone, do not exceed VYTORIN 10/10 mg daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Ezetimibe/Simvastatin + Dronedarone?

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

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

Ezetimibe/Simvastatin has 23 labeled pairs on file vs Dronedarone's 22. In the major band specifically: Ezetimibe/Simvastatin has 8 (also Amlodipine, Diltiazem, Verapamil, Cyclosporine); Dronedarone has 9 (also Ketoconazole, Clarithromycin, Voriconazole, Darunavir).

What mechanism field is on file for Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and Dronedarone?

Dronedarone interferes with how your body breaks down simvastatin, leading to higher drug levels and a greater risk of muscle damage.

Dronedarone carries more major-labeled pairs than Ezetimibe/Simvastatin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor / Statin Combination); Dronedarone (Class III Antiarrhythmic).

Dronedarone has 9 major-labeled pairs vs Ezetimibe/Simvastatin's 8.

Ezetimibe/Simvastatin

8 major · 4 moderate · 11 minor · 23 total

Dronedarone

9 major · 5 moderate · 8 minor · 22 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.