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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Linezolid and oliceridine

Oliceridine's FDA label of December 31, 2025 names linezolid in its drug interactions section; the linezolid labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name oliceridine. The oliceridine label: “The concomitant use of opioids with other drugs that affect the serotonergic neurotransmitter system has resulted in serotonin syndrome.”

Check it at the source: the linezolid FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 19, 2026, Hospira, Inc.); the oliceridine FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 31, 2025, Trevena, Inc.).

What does the linezolid label say about oliceridine?

Linezolid's label (effective June 19, 2026) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name oliceridine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Linezolid), Hospira, Inc., effective June 19, 2026 (SPL set c401f1a8-cc37-461b-bfef-f2e156629bf8), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the oliceridine label say about linezolid?

Oliceridine label, drug interactions

Clinical Impact: The concomitant use of opioids with other drugs that affect the serotonergic neurotransmitter system has resulted in serotonin syndrome. … monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (those intended to treat psychiatric disorders and also others, such as linezolid and intravenous methylene blue). Mixed Agonist/Antagonist and Partial Agonist Opioid Analgesics

Source: FDA drug label (OLINVYK), Trevena, Inc., effective December 31, 2025 (SPL set ce167984-8b9d-40b7-84ce-d0f33fff1eaa), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

24Linezolid generic labelers
0Oliceridine generic labelers
LinezolidOliceridine
Labeled forBacterial infectionsPain
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.44 per tablet 600 mg tabletn/a
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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