Selegiline and Vortioxetine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Selegiline and Vortioxetine.

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

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

Vortioxetine

Serotonin Modulator

How They Interact

Both of these drugs work by increasing serotonin in your system. Using them at the same time can cause serotonin levels to become dangerously high.

FDA Label Information

[see Dosage and Administration (2.4) , Contraindications (4) , Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Examples selegiline, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid, phenelzine, linezolid, methylene blue Other Serotonergic Drugs Clinical Impact Concomitant use of TRINTELLIX with other serotonergic drugs increases the risk of serotonin syndrome.

Vortioxetine Also Interacts With

View all Vortioxetine interactions →

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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?

Vortioxetine has 18 labeled pairs on file vs Selegiline's 9. In the moderate band specifically: Selegiline has 6 (also Desvenlafaxine, Levomilnacipran, Mirtazapine, Paroxetine); Vortioxetine has 7 (also Carbamazepine, Linezolid, Rifampin, Phenelzine).

What mechanism field is on file for Selegiline and Vortioxetine?

Both of these drugs work by increasing serotonin in your system. Using them at the same time can cause serotonin levels to become dangerously high.

Vortioxetine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Selegiline

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

Selegiline

0 major · 6 moderate · 3 minor · 9 total

Vortioxetine

0 major · 7 moderate · 11 minor · 18 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.