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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Pimozide and sotalol

Pimozide's FDA label of August 12, 2026 names sotalol in its drug interactions section; the sotalol labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name pimozide. The pimozide label: “Accordingly, pimozide should not be given with dofetilide, sotalol, quinidine, other Class Ia and III anti-arrhythmics, mesoridazine, thioridazine, chlorpromazine, droperidol, sparfloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin …”

Check it at the source: the pimozide FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 12, 2026, Par Health USA, LLC); the sotalol FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 16, 2024, Legacy Pharma USA, Inc.).

What does the pimozide label say about sotalol?

Pimozide label, drug interactions

Accordingly, pimozide should not be given with dofetilide, sotalol, quinidine, other Class Ia and III anti-arrhythmics, mesoridazine, thioridazine, chlorpromazine, droperidol, sparfloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin, halofantrine, mefloquine, pentamidine, arsenic trioxide, levomethadyl acetate, dolasetron mesylate, probucol, tacrolimus, ziprasidone, or other drugs that have demonstrated QT prolongation as one of their pharmacodynamic effects.

Source: FDA drug label (Pimozide), Par Health USA, LLC, effective August 12, 2026 (SPL set 70b079e2-a1f7-4a93-8685-d60a4d7c1280), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the sotalol label say about pimozide?

Sotalol's label (effective December 16, 2024) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name pimozide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (BETAPACE), Legacy Pharma USA, Inc., effective December 16, 2024 (SPL set a6a7702f-36c9-45db-b640-453dc324baee), 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

2Pimozide generic labelers
18Sotalol generic labelers
PimozideSotalol
Labeled forn/aAtrial fibrillation
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.23 per tablet 1 mg tablet$0.0707 per tablet 80 mg tablet
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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