Tiagabine and Theophylline Interaction

Drug interaction information between Tiagabine and Theophylline.

Tiagabine and Theophylline have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Tiagabine and Theophylline. 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

Tiagabine

Anticonvulsant (GABA Reuptake Inhibitor)

Drug B

Theophylline

Methylxanthine Bronchodilator

How They Interact

Tiagabine does not change how the body breaks down or handles theophylline.

FDA Label Information

Theophylline: A single 10 mg dose of tiagabine did not affect the pharmacokinetics of theophylline at steady state.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Tiagabine + Theophylline?

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

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

Theophylline has 86 labeled pairs on file vs Tiagabine's 11. In the minor band specifically: Tiagabine has 11 (also Gabapentin, Warfarin, Valproate, Digoxin); Theophylline has 54 (also Propranolol, Methotrexate, Diazepam, Lithium).

What mechanism field is on file for Tiagabine and Theophylline?

Tiagabine does not change how the body breaks down or handles theophylline.

Theophylline carries more major-labeled pairs than Tiagabine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Tiagabine (Anticonvulsant (GABA Reuptake Inhibitor)); Theophylline (Methylxanthine Bronchodilator).

Theophylline has 27 major-labeled pairs vs Tiagabine's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Tiagabine

0 major · 0 moderate · 11 minor · 11 total

Theophylline

27 major · 5 moderate · 54 minor · 86 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.