Gemfibrozil and Montelukast Interaction

Drug interaction information between Gemfibrozil and Montelukast.

Gemfibrozil and Montelukast have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Gemfibrozil and Montelukast. 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

Gemfibrozil

Fibrate

Drug B

Montelukast

Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist

How They Interact

These drugs do not have a meaningful impact on how the body breaks each other down.

FDA Label Information

DRUG INTERACTIONS No dose adjustment is needed when montelukast sodium is co-administered with theophylline, prednisone, prednisolone, oral contraceptives, terfenadine, digoxin, warfarin, gemfibrozil, itraconazole, thyroid hormones, sedative hypnotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, benzodiazepines, decongestants, and Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme inducers [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)] .

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Gemfibrozil + Montelukast?

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

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

Gemfibrozil has 20 labeled pairs on file vs Montelukast's 8. In the minor band specifically: Gemfibrozil has 8 (also Colchicine, Colestipol, Enzalutamide, Metformin/Pioglitazone); Montelukast has 8 (also Prednisone, Warfarin, Prednisolone, Itraconazole).

What mechanism field is on file for Gemfibrozil and Montelukast?

These drugs do not have a meaningful impact on how the body breaks each other down.

Gemfibrozil carries more major-labeled pairs than Montelukast

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Gemfibrozil (Fibrate); Montelukast (Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist).

Gemfibrozil has 4 major-labeled pairs vs Montelukast's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Gemfibrozil

4 major · 8 moderate · 8 minor · 20 total

Montelukast

0 major · 0 moderate · 8 minor · 8 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.