Rasagiline and Norepinephrine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Rasagiline and Norepinephrine.

Rasagiline and Norepinephrine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Rasagiline and Norepinephrine. 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

Rasagiline

MAO-B Inhibitor

Drug B

Norepinephrine

Vasopressor (Alpha-1 Agonist)

How They Interact

This combination can cause a sudden release of a chemical called norepinephrine in your body. This can lead to a rise in your blood pressure.

FDA Label Information

Foods and medications containing large amounts of exogenous amines (e.g., from fermented cheese, herring, over-the-counter cough/cold medications) may cause release of norepinephrine resulting in a rise in systemic blood pressure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Rasagiline + Norepinephrine?

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?

Norepinephrine has 50 labeled pairs on file vs Rasagiline's 7. In the minor band specifically: Rasagiline has 4 (also Ciprofloxacin, Dopamine, Metoclopramide); Norepinephrine has 42 (also Amitriptyline, Linezolid, Nortriptyline, Desipramine).

What mechanism field is on file for Rasagiline and Norepinephrine?

This combination can cause a sudden release of a chemical called norepinephrine in your body. This can lead to a rise in your blood pressure.

Norepinephrine carries more major-labeled pairs than Rasagiline

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Rasagiline (MAO-B Inhibitor); Norepinephrine (Vasopressor (Alpha-1 Agonist)).

Norepinephrine has 1 major-labeled pair vs Rasagiline's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Rasagiline

0 major · 3 moderate · 4 minor · 7 total

Norepinephrine

1 major · 7 moderate · 42 minor · 50 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.