Thioridazine and Rolapitant Interaction

Drug interaction information between Thioridazine and Rolapitant.

Thioridazine and Rolapitant have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Thioridazine and Rolapitant. 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

Thioridazine

Typical Antipsychotic (Phenothiazine)

Drug B

Rolapitant

NK1 Receptor Antagonist (Antiemetic)

How They Interact

Rolapitant prevents the body from processing thioridazine, causing it to build up to unsafe levels. High levels of this drug can cause life-threatening heart rhythm issues.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Thioridazine + Rolapitant?

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?

Thioridazine has 17 labeled pairs on file vs Rolapitant's 9. In the major band specifically: Thioridazine has 3 (also Fluoxetine, Paroxetine); Rolapitant has 2 (also Pimozide).

What mechanism field is on file for Thioridazine and Rolapitant?

Rolapitant prevents the body from processing thioridazine, causing it to build up to unsafe levels. High levels of this drug can cause life-threatening heart rhythm issues.

Thioridazine carries more major-labeled pairs than Rolapitant

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Thioridazine (Typical Antipsychotic (Phenothiazine)); Rolapitant (NK1 Receptor Antagonist (Antiemetic)).

Thioridazine has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Rolapitant's 2.

Thioridazine

3 major · 3 moderate · 11 minor · 17 total

Rolapitant

2 major · 1 moderate · 6 minor · 9 total

  • Other major peers for Rolapitant
  • Pimozide

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.