Safinamide

43 interactions 7 explained in plain English
Also sold as: Xadago
Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
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 →

Contraindicated

Safinamide Acetaminophen And Codeine Capital® & Codeine Explained Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Amitriptyline Elavil Explained Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Sertraline Explained An increased risk of serotonin syndrome (hypertension, tachycardia, hyperthermia, myoclonus, mental status changes) Details Safinamide Buprenorphine Belbuca Explained Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Butorphanol Injection Butorphic Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Butorphanol Nasal Spray Stadol® NS Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Deutetrabenazine Austedo Hypertensive crisis (headache, hyperpyrexia, hypertension) Details Safinamide Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Duragesic® Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Hydromorphone Injection Dilaudid Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Hydromorphone Rectal available generically Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Linezolid Injection Zyvox Increased risk of hypertensive crisis Details Safinamide Maprotiline Ludiomil® Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Methyldopa Aldomet® Hypertensive crisis (headache, palpitation, neck stiffness) Details Safinamide Methylphenidate Adhansia XR® An increased risk of hypertensive crisis (headache, palpitation, and neck stiffness) Details Safinamide Methylphenidate Transdermal Patch Daytrana An increased risk of hypertensive crisis (headache, palpitation, and neck stiffness) Details Safinamide Morphine Injection Astramorph® PF Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Nalbuphine Injection Nubain® Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details

Major

Safinamide Albuterol Oral Inhalation Accuneb® Explained An increased risk of cardiovascular adverse effects Details Safinamide Atogepant Qulipta Reduced atogepant exposure Details Safinamide Cariprazine Vraylar Explained Effects on the cariprazine exposure has not been evaluated and the net effect is unclear Details Safinamide Amlodipine Amvaz® Reduced amLODIPine exposure Details Safinamide Atropine Ophthalmic Atropine Care 1% Potential to cause hypertensive crisis Details Safinamide Granisetron Transdermal Patch Sancuso Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Granisetron Injection Granisol Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil An increased risk of seizures Details Safinamide Levodopa Oral Inhalation Inbrija Increased risk of levodopa adverse effects, including severe orthostatic hypotension Details Safinamide Lithium Carbonate Lithobid Increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details Safinamide Lumateperone Caplyta Reduced lumateperone exposure Details Safinamide Metoclopramide Injection Gimoti Diminished effectiveness of metoclopramide and the dopaminergic agent Details Safinamide Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Gimoti Diminished effectiveness of metoclopramide and the dopaminergic agent Details Safinamide Nifedipine Adalat® Reduced NIFEdipine exposure Details Safinamide Olodaterol Oral Inhalation Striverdi Potentiated cardiovascular effects Details Safinamide Palonosetron Injection Aloxi® An increased risk of serotonin syndrome Details

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