Aspirin and Atenolol Interaction

Drug interaction information between Aspirin and Atenolol.

Aspirin and Atenolol have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Aspirin and Atenolol. 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

Aspirin

Antiplatelet / NSAID

Drug B

Atenolol

Beta-1 Selective Blocker

How They Interact

Current medical studies do not show a clear way these two drugs interfere with each other when used for heart attacks.

FDA Label Information

Information on concurrent usage of atenolol and aspirin is limited. Data from several studies, i.e., TIMI-II, ISIS-2, currently do not suggest any clinical interaction between aspirin and beta-blockers in the acute myocardial infarction setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Aspirin + Atenolol?

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?

Aspirin has 47 labeled pairs on file vs Atenolol's 14. In the major band specifically: Aspirin has 3 (also Fluoxetine, Ibandronate); Atenolol has 2 (also Theophylline).

What mechanism field is on file for Aspirin and Atenolol?

Current medical studies do not show a clear way these two drugs interfere with each other when used for heart attacks.

Aspirin carries more major-labeled pairs than Atenolol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Aspirin (Antiplatelet / NSAID); Atenolol (Beta-1 Selective Blocker).

Aspirin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Atenolol's 2.

Aspirin

3 major · 12 moderate · 32 minor · 47 total

Atenolol

2 major · 0 moderate · 12 minor · 14 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.