Risedronate and Esomeprazole Interaction

Drug interaction information between Risedronate and Esomeprazole.

Risedronate and Esomeprazole have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Risedronate and Esomeprazole. 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

Risedronate

Bisphosphonate

Drug B

Esomeprazole

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

How They Interact

This acid-reducing medicine can cause your body to absorb a larger amount of the bone medication than it normally would.

FDA Label Information

Co-administration of risedronate sodium with the PPI, esomeprazole, increased risedronate bioavailability.

Risedronate Also Interacts With

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Esomeprazole Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Risedronate + Esomeprazole?

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?

Esomeprazole has 4 labeled pairs on file vs Risedronate's 2. In the minor band specifically: Risedronate has 2 (also Aspirin); Esomeprazole has 2 (also Digoxin).

What mechanism field is on file for Risedronate and Esomeprazole?

This acid-reducing medicine can cause your body to absorb a larger amount of the bone medication than it normally would.

Esomeprazole carries more major-labeled pairs than Risedronate

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Risedronate (Bisphosphonate); Esomeprazole (Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)).

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

Risedronate

0 major · 0 moderate · 2 minor · 2 total

  • Other minor peers for Risedronate
  • Aspirin
Esomeprazole

1 major · 1 moderate · 2 minor · 4 total

  • Other minor peers for Esomeprazole
  • Digoxin

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.