Precautions and Warnings With Bupropion SR (Cont.)

Bupropion HCl SR

Who Should Not Take Bupropion SR?

You should not take bupropion SR if you:

Are allergic to bupropion SR, Wellbutrin, Zyban, or any of the inactive components used to make bupropion SR. Your healthcare provider or pharmacist has a list of the inactive ingredients used to make bupropion SR.
Are taking other medications containing bupropion, including Budeprion SR, Buproban^®, Budeprion XL^®, Wellbutrin^®, Wellbutrin SR^®, Wellbutrin XL^®, and Zyban^®.
Have a seizure disorder.
Have anorexia or bulimia.
Abruptly stop using alcohol or sedative medications, such as alprazolam (Xanax^®), diazepam (Valium^®), clonazepam (Klonopin^®), lorazepam (Ativan^®), and many other medications.
Have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within the past two weeks. MAOIs can include:

Isocarboxazid (Marplan^®)
Phenelzine (Nardil^®)
Rasagiline (Azilect^®)
Selegiline (Eldepryl^®, Emsam^®, Zelapar^®)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate^®).

Precautions and Warnings With Bupropion SR: Summary

There are several situations in which bupropion SR should not be taken, as well as a number of precautions and warnings people should be aware of with bupropion SR. However, it is possible that not all of the warnings or precautions for bupropion SR were discussed in this article. Therefore, you should talk with your healthcare provider about the bupropion SR warnings or precautions that may apply to you.

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;

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