Itraconazole and Meloxicam Interaction

Drug interaction information between Itraconazole and Meloxicam.

Itraconazole and Meloxicam have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Itraconazole and Meloxicam. 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

Itraconazole

Azole Antifungal

Drug B

Meloxicam

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)

How They Interact

Itraconazole may cause the level of meloxicam in your blood to decrease, which could make the pain reliever less effective.

FDA Label Information

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Meloxicam a Concomitant drug dose increase may be necessary.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Itraconazole + Meloxicam?

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?

Itraconazole has 116 labeled pairs on file vs Meloxicam's 17. In the minor band specifically: Itraconazole has 77 (also Fluticasone, Buspirone, Oxycodone, Venlafaxine); Meloxicam has 15 (also Furosemide, Aspirin, Propranolol, Warfarin).

What mechanism field is on file for Itraconazole and Meloxicam?

Itraconazole may cause the level of meloxicam in your blood to decrease, which could make the pain reliever less effective.

Itraconazole carries more major-labeled pairs than Meloxicam

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Itraconazole (Azole Antifungal); Meloxicam (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)).

Itraconazole has 19 major-labeled pairs vs Meloxicam's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Itraconazole

19 major · 20 moderate · 77 minor · 116 total

Meloxicam

0 major · 2 moderate · 15 minor · 17 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.