Lorazepam and Aripiprazole Interaction

Drug interaction information between Lorazepam and Aripiprazole.

Lorazepam and Aripiprazole have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Lorazepam and Aripiprazole. 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

Lorazepam

Benzodiazepine

Drug B

Aripiprazole

Atypical Antipsychotic

How They Interact

Both drugs can cause sleepiness and low blood pressure, and taking them together makes these side effects much stronger.

FDA Label Information

Benzodiazepines (e.g., lorazepam) The intensity of sedation was greater with the combination of oral aripiprazole and lorazepam as compared to that observed with aripiprazole alone. The orthostatic hypotension observed was greater with the combination as compared to that observed with lorazepam alone [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8)] Monitor sedation and blood pressure. 7.2 Drugs Having No Clinically Important Interactions with Aripiprazole Based on pharmacokinetic studies, no dosage adjustment of aripiprazole is required when administered concomitantly with famotidine, valproate,...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Lorazepam + Aripiprazole?

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?

Aripiprazole has 19 labeled pairs on file vs Lorazepam's 11. In the minor band specifically: Lorazepam has 11 (also Valproate, Clozapine, Probenecid, Theophylline); Aripiprazole has 19 (also Omeprazole, Sertraline, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine).

What mechanism field is on file for Lorazepam and Aripiprazole?

Both drugs can cause sleepiness and low blood pressure, and taking them together makes these side effects much stronger.

Aripiprazole's labeled portfolio outnumbers Lorazepam

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Lorazepam (Benzodiazepine); Aripiprazole (Atypical Antipsychotic).

Lorazepam

0 major · 0 moderate · 11 minor · 11 total

Aripiprazole

0 major · 0 moderate · 19 minor · 19 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.