Tranylcypromine and Fluoxetine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Tranylcypromine and Fluoxetine.

Tranylcypromine and Fluoxetine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Tranylcypromine and Fluoxetine. 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

Tranylcypromine

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI)

Drug B

Fluoxetine

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

How They Interact

Fluoxetine stays in your system for a long time and can cause a dangerous reaction if it overlaps with this medicine.

FDA Label Information

This period can be several weeks long (e.g., a minimum of 5 weeks for fluoxetine given fluoxetine's long half-life).

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Tranylcypromine + Fluoxetine?

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?

Fluoxetine has 68 labeled pairs on file vs Tranylcypromine's 42. In the minor band specifically: Tranylcypromine has 12 (also Acetaminophen/Oxycodone, Buprenorphine, Buprenorphine/Naloxone, Buprenorphine); Fluoxetine has 43 (also Ketoconazole, Lithium, Moxifloxacin, Erythromycin).

What mechanism field is on file for Tranylcypromine and Fluoxetine?

Fluoxetine stays in your system for a long time and can cause a dangerous reaction if it overlaps with this medicine.

Tranylcypromine carries more major-labeled pairs than Fluoxetine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Tranylcypromine (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI)); Fluoxetine (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)).

Tranylcypromine has 7 major-labeled pairs vs Fluoxetine's 6. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Tranylcypromine

7 major · 23 moderate · 12 minor · 42 total

Fluoxetine

6 major · 19 moderate · 43 minor · 68 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.