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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Atazanavir and warfarin

Atazanavir's FDA label of August 6, 2025 names warfarin in its drug interactions section, and warfarin's label names atazanavir too. The atazanavir label: “Coadministration with REYATAZ has the potential to produce serious and/or life-threatening bleeding and has not been studied. It is recommended that International Normalized Ratio (INR) be monitored.”

Check it at the source: the atazanavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 6, 2025, Aurobindo Pharma Limited); the warfarin FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC).

What does the atazanavir label say about warfarin?

Atazanavir label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class/Specific Drugs: Anticoagulants: warfarin; Effect on Concentration of Atazanavir or Concomitant Drug: ↑ warfarin; Clinical Comment: Coadministration with atazanavir has the potential to produce serious and/or life-threatening bleeding and has not been studied. It is recommended that International Normalized Ratio (INR) be monitored.

Source: FDA drug label (Reyataz, NDA021567), E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C., effective December 5, 2024 (SPL set 165cff62-b284-4a27-a65d-9ec8a5bfcdd8), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Atazanavir Sulfate), Aurobindo Pharma Limited, effective August 6, 2025 (SPL set 7fbea274-d6b5-4faa-bbf0-05fefab42114), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the warfarin label say about atazanavir?

Warfarin label, drug interactions

… propranolol, terbinafine, thiabendazole, ticlopidine, verapamil, zileuton montelukast, moricizine, omeprazole, phenobarbital, phenytoin, cigarette smoking CYP3A4 alprazolam, amiodarone, amlodipine, amprenavir, aprepitant, atorvastatin, atazanavir, bicalutamide, cilostazol, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darunavir/ritonavir, diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, fosamprenavir, imatinib, indinavir, isoniazid, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, nefazodone, nelfinavir, nilotinib, oral contraceptives, posaconazole, ranitidine, ranolazine, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, tipranavir, voriconazole, zileuton …

Source: FDA drug label (Warfarin Sodium), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective May 29, 2026 (SPL set 558b7a0d-5490-4c1b-802e-3ab3f1efe760), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

4Atazanavir generic labelers
19Warfarin generic labelers
AtazanavirWarfarin
Labeled forHIVBlood clots (DVT and PE), Atrial fibrillation
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$2.23 per capsule 300 mg capsule$0.093 per tablet 2 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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