Haloperidol and Bupropion Interaction

Drug interaction information between Haloperidol and Bupropion.

Haloperidol and Bupropion have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Haloperidol and Bupropion. 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

Haloperidol

Typical Antipsychotic

Drug B

Bupropion

Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI)

How They Interact

Bupropion stops a liver enzyme from breaking down haloperidol, which can cause haloperidol levels to build up in your body.

FDA Label Information

( 7.1 ) Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6: Bupropion inhibits CYP2D6 and can increase concentrations of: antidepressants (e.g., venlafaxine, nortriptyline, imipramine, desipramine, paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertraline), antipsychotics (e.g., haloperidol, risperidone, thioridazine), beta-blockers (e.g., metoprolol), and Type 1C antiarrhythmics (e.g., propafenone, flecainide). Such drugs include certain antidepressants (e.g., venlafaxine, nortriptyline, imipramine, desipramine, paroxetine, fluoxetine, and sertraline), antipsychotics (e.g., haloperidol, risperidone, and thioridazine), beta-blockers...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Haloperidol + Bupropion?

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?

Bupropion has 35 labeled pairs on file vs Haloperidol's 14. In the minor band specifically: Haloperidol has 12 (also Bromocriptine, Carbamazepine, Clomipramine, Clonidine); Bupropion has 32 (also Metoprolol, Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Clopidogrel).

What mechanism field is on file for Haloperidol and Bupropion?

Bupropion stops a liver enzyme from breaking down haloperidol, which can cause haloperidol levels to build up in your body.

Bupropion carries more major-labeled pairs than Haloperidol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Haloperidol (Typical Antipsychotic); Bupropion (Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI)).

Bupropion has 1 major-labeled pair vs Haloperidol's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Haloperidol

0 major · 2 moderate · 12 minor · 14 total

Bupropion

1 major · 2 moderate · 32 minor · 35 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.