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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Norepinephrine and sevoflurane

Norepinephrine's FDA label of June 12, 2025 names sevoflurane in its drug interactions section; the sevoflurane label PlainMeds reads does not name norepinephrine.

Check it at the source: the norepinephrine FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 12, 2025, Hospira, Inc.); the sevoflurane FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 12, 2025, AbbVie Inc.).

What does the norepinephrine label say about sevoflurane?

Norepinephrine label, drug interactions

Concomitant use of LEVOPHED with halogenated anesthetics (e.g., cyclopropane, desflurane, enflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane) may lead to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.

Source: FDA drug label (Norepinephrine Bitartrate, NDA214313), Baxter Healthcare Corporation, effective February 6, 2026 (SPL set 6363e9b4-29df-4553-904d-a563e5adda6e), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Norepinephrine, NDA214628), Long Grove Pharmaceuticals, LLC, effective December 4, 2025 (SPL set 759807dd-61a8-4f6f-8bf5-f6ee773c81bc), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Norepinephrine Bitartrate In Sodium Chloride, NDA215700), WG Critical Care, LLC, effective February 17, 2026 (SPL set ddbef60d-c20a-4ada-928f-e87074c08a54), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (LEVOPHED), Hospira, Inc., effective June 12, 2025 (SPL set 2c7dd2b0-cc10-4db6-bf56-6eb154ebeb10), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the sevoflurane label say about norepinephrine?

Sevoflurane's label (effective February 12, 2025) does not name norepinephrine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Ultane), AbbVie Inc., effective February 12, 2025 (SPL set c9aa6489-5a36-44ed-9512-b996833d82f7), 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

20Norepinephrine generic labelers
9Sevoflurane generic labelers
NorepinephrineSevoflurane
Labeled forn/an/a
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/an/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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