Sertraline and Clonazepam Interaction

Drug interaction information between Sertraline and Clonazepam.

Sertraline and Clonazepam have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Sertraline and Clonazepam. 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

Sertraline

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

Drug B

Clonazepam

Benzodiazepine

How They Interact

Sertraline does not interfere with how your body breaks down or uses clonazepam.

FDA Label Information

The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors sertraline (weak CYP3A4 inducer) and fluoxetine (CYP2D6 inhibitor), and the anti-epileptic drug felbamate (CYP2C19 inhibitor and CYP3A4 inducer) do not affect the pharmacokinetics of clonazepam.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Sertraline + Clonazepam?

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

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

Sertraline has 34 labeled pairs on file vs Clonazepam's 14. In the major band specifically: Sertraline has 1; Clonazepam has 3 (also Fluoxetine, Felbamate).

What mechanism field is on file for Sertraline and Clonazepam?

Sertraline does not interfere with how your body breaks down or uses clonazepam.

Clonazepam carries more major-labeled pairs than Sertraline

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Sertraline (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)); Clonazepam (Benzodiazepine).

Clonazepam has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Sertraline's 1.

Sertraline

1 major · 2 moderate · 31 minor · 34 total

Sertraline has no other major-band peer in this dataset besides Clonazepam.

Clonazepam

3 major · 1 moderate · 10 minor · 14 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.