Nadolol and Theophylline Interaction

Drug interaction information between Nadolol and Theophylline.

Nadolol and Theophylline have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Nadolol and Theophylline. 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

Nadolol

Non-Selective Beta-Blocker

Drug B

Theophylline

Methylxanthine Bronchodilator

How They Interact

Nadolol is a beta-blocker that can block the airway-opening effects of theophylline, which may make it harder for you to breathe.

FDA Label Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Nadolol + Theophylline?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Theophylline has 86 labeled pairs on file vs Nadolol's 3. In the major band specifically: Nadolol has 1; Theophylline has 27 (also Metoprolol, Albuterol, Omeprazole, Amoxicillin).

What mechanism field is on file for Nadolol and Theophylline?

Nadolol is a beta-blocker that can block the airway-opening effects of theophylline, which may make it harder for you to breathe.

Theophylline carries more major-labeled pairs than Nadolol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Nadolol (Non-Selective Beta-Blocker); Theophylline (Methylxanthine Bronchodilator).

Theophylline has 27 major-labeled pairs vs Nadolol's 1.

Nadolol

1 major · 0 moderate · 2 minor · 3 total

Nadolol has no other major-band peer in this dataset besides Theophylline.

Theophylline

27 major · 5 moderate · 54 minor · 86 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.