Lansoprazole and Itraconazole Interaction

Drug interaction information between Lansoprazole and Itraconazole.

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

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

Lansoprazole

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Drug B

Itraconazole

Azole Antifungal

How They Interact

Lansoprazole reduces stomach acid, which is needed for itraconazole to be absorbed into the body.

FDA Label Information

Drugs Dependent on Gastric pH for Absorption (e.g., iron salts, erlotinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, mycophenolate mofetil, ketoconazole/itraconazole) Clinical Impact: Lansoprazole can reduce the absorption of other drugs due to its effect on reducing intragastric acidity.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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 Lansoprazole's 14. In the minor band specifically: Lansoprazole has 10 (also Warfarin, Methotrexate, Ketoconazole, Voriconazole); Itraconazole has 77 (also Fluticasone, Meloxicam, Buspirone, Oxycodone).

What mechanism field is on file for Lansoprazole and Itraconazole?

Lansoprazole reduces stomach acid, which is needed for itraconazole to be absorbed into the body.

Itraconazole carries more major-labeled pairs than Lansoprazole

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Lansoprazole (Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)); Itraconazole (Azole Antifungal).

Itraconazole has 19 major-labeled pairs vs Lansoprazole's 2. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Lansoprazole

2 major · 2 moderate · 10 minor · 14 total

Itraconazole

19 major · 20 moderate · 77 minor · 116 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.