Zolpidem and Fluoxetine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Zolpidem and Fluoxetine.

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

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Zolpidem 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

Zolpidem

Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotic (Z-Drug)

Drug B

Fluoxetine

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

How They Interact

Fluoxetine causes zolpidem to stay in your body for a longer period of time.

FDA Label Information

Fluoxetine After multiple doses of Zolpidem Tartrate and fluoxetine an increase in the Zolpidem half-life (17%) was observed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Zolpidem + 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 Zolpidem's 9. In the minor band specifically: Zolpidem has 5 (also Sertraline, Haloperidol, Darunavir, Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir); Fluoxetine has 43 (also Ketoconazole, Lithium, Moxifloxacin, Erythromycin).

What mechanism field is on file for Zolpidem and Fluoxetine?

Fluoxetine causes zolpidem to stay in your body for a longer period of time.

Fluoxetine carries more major-labeled pairs than Zolpidem

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Zolpidem (Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotic (Z-Drug)); Fluoxetine (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)).

Fluoxetine has 6 major-labeled pairs vs Zolpidem's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Zolpidem

0 major · 4 moderate · 5 minor · 9 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.