Selegiline and Desvenlafaxine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Selegiline and Desvenlafaxine.

Selegiline and Desvenlafaxine have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Selegiline and Desvenlafaxine. 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

Selegiline

Selective MAO-B Inhibitor

Drug B

Desvenlafaxine

Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI)

How They Interact

These medications both raise serotonin levels in your body. Combining them can lead to too much serotonin, which can cause a dangerous reaction.

FDA Label Information

Examples selegiline, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid, phenelzine, linezolid, methylene blue Other Serotonergic Drugs Clinical Impact Concomitant use of PRISTIQ with other serotonergic drugs increases the risk of serotonin syndrome.

Selegiline Also Interacts With

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Desvenlafaxine Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Selegiline + Desvenlafaxine?

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

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Desvenlafaxine has 19 labeled pairs on file vs Selegiline's 9. In the moderate band specifically: Selegiline has 6 (also Levomilnacipran, Mirtazapine, Paroxetine, Trazodone); Desvenlafaxine has 6 (also Aspirin, Linezolid, Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine).

What mechanism field is on file for Selegiline and Desvenlafaxine?

These medications both raise serotonin levels in your body. Combining them can lead to too much serotonin, which can cause a dangerous reaction.

Desvenlafaxine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Selegiline

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Selegiline (Selective MAO-B Inhibitor); Desvenlafaxine (Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI)).

Selegiline

0 major · 6 moderate · 3 minor · 9 total

Desvenlafaxine

0 major · 6 moderate · 13 minor · 19 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.