Furazolidone

Name: Furazolidone Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

13 interactions 2 explained in plain English

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 4, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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6 Contraindicated 7 Major

All (13) Contraindicated (6) Major (7)

Contraindicated

Furazolidone Amitriptyline Elavil Explained Neurotoxicity, seizures, or serotonin syndrome (hypertension, hyperthermia, myoclonus, mental status changes) Details Furazolidone Sertraline Explained Increased risk of serotonin syndrome (hypertension, tachycardia, hyperthermia, myoclonus, mental status changes) Details Furazolidone Deutetrabenazine Austedo Hypertensive crisis (headache, hyperpyrexia, hypertension) Details Furazolidone Diethylpropion Tenuate Hypertensive crisis (headache, hyperpyrexia, hypertension) Details Furazolidone Entacapone Comtan Decreased catecholamine metabolism and risk for hypertensive crisis Details Furazolidone Levodopa Oral Inhalation Inbrija Hypertensive crisis Details

Major

Furazolidone Dolasetron Anzemet Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Furazolidone Dolasetron Injection Anzemet Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Furazolidone Granisetron Transdermal Patch Sancuso Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Furazolidone Granisetron Injection Granisol Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Furazolidone Lithium Carbonate Lithobid Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Furazolidone Metoclopramide Injection Gimoti Increased risk of hypertensive crisis Details Furazolidone Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Gimoti Increased risk of hypertensive crisis Details

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