Salmeterol and Fluticasone Interaction

Drug interaction information between Salmeterol and Fluticasone.

Salmeterol and Fluticasone have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Salmeterol and Fluticasone. 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

Salmeterol

Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist (LABA)

Drug B

Fluticasone

Corticosteroid

How They Interact

Both drugs are broken down by the same liver enzyme and are often used together safely in a single inhaler to treat breathing problems.

FDA Label Information

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol MDPI has been used concomitantly with other drugs, including short‑acting beta 2 ‑agonists, and intranasal corticosteroids, commonly used in patients with asthma without adverse drug reactions [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.2 )] . No formal drug interaction trials have been performed with Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol MDPI. ( 7.4 ) 7.1 Inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 Fluticasone propionate and salmeterol, the individual components of this product, are substrates of CYP3A4.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Salmeterol + Fluticasone?

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

How many labeled pairs sit in each drug's minor band?

Salmeterol and Fluticasone tie at 7 labeled pairs each. minor-band counts: Salmeterol 3 alongside Darunavir, Fluticasone/Salmeterol; Fluticasone 5 alongside Fluticasone/Salmeterol, Fluticasone, Fluticasone/Vilanterol, Itraconazole.

What mechanism field is on file for Salmeterol and Fluticasone?

Both drugs are broken down by the same liver enzyme and are often used together safely in a single inhaler to treat breathing problems.

Salmeterol and Fluticasone · minor-band peers

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Salmeterol (Long-Acting Beta-2 Agonist (LABA)); Fluticasone (Corticosteroid).

Salmeterol

0 major · 4 moderate · 3 minor · 7 total

Fluticasone

0 major · 2 moderate · 5 minor · 7 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.