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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Atovaquone/proguanil and warfarin

Atovaquone/proguanil's FDA label of June 10, 2026 names warfarin in its drug interactions section; the warfarin label PlainMeds reads does not name atovaquone/proguanil.

Check it at the source: the atovaquone/proguanil FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 10, 2026, GlaxoSmithKline LLC); the warfarin FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC).

What does the atovaquone/proguanil label say about warfarin?

Atovaquone/proguanil label, drug interactions

Proguanil may potentiate anticoagulant effect of warfarin and other coumarin-based anticoagulants.

Source: FDA drug label (MALARONE), GlaxoSmithKline LLC, effective June 10, 2026 (SPL set fc22e8d8-3bfb-4f70-a599-dd81262a4887), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the warfarin label say about atovaquone/proguanil?

Warfarin's label (effective May 29, 2026) does not name atovaquone/proguanil in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

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

6Atovaquone/proguanil generic labelers
19Warfarin generic labelers
Atovaquone/proguanilWarfarin
Labeled forn/aBlood clots (DVT and PE), Atrial fibrillation
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.49 per tablet 250-100 mg tablet$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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