Verapamil and Ezetimibe Interaction

Drug interaction information between Verapamil and Ezetimibe.

Verapamil and Ezetimibe have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Verapamil and Ezetimibe. 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

Verapamil

Calcium Channel Blocker

Drug B

Ezetimibe

Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor

How They Interact

Verapamil can cause the levels of the cholesterol medicine to build up in your body, which may lead to muscle damage.

FDA Label Information

Intervention: For patients taking verapamil, diltiazem, or dronedarone, do not exceed ezetimibe and simvastatin 10 mg/10 mg daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Verapamil + Ezetimibe?

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?

Verapamil has 57 labeled pairs on file vs Ezetimibe's 25. In the major band specifically: Verapamil has 4 (also Eplerenone, Ezetimibe/Simvastatin, Simvastatin); Ezetimibe has 8 (also Amlodipine, Diltiazem, Cyclosporine, Amiodarone).

What mechanism field is on file for Verapamil and Ezetimibe?

Verapamil can cause the levels of the cholesterol medicine to build up in your body, which may lead to muscle damage.

Ezetimibe carries more major-labeled pairs than Verapamil

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Verapamil (Calcium Channel Blocker); Ezetimibe (Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor).

Ezetimibe has 8 major-labeled pairs vs Verapamil's 4.

Verapamil

4 major · 6 moderate · 47 minor · 57 total

Ezetimibe

8 major · 4 moderate · 13 minor · 25 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.