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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Azacitidine and olutasidenib

Olutasidenib's FDA label of November 5, 2025 names azacitidine in its warnings and precautions section; the azacitidine labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name olutasidenib.

Check it at the source: the azacitidine FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 29, 2024, Celgene Corporation); the olutasidenib FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 5, 2025, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.).

What does the azacitidine label say about olutasidenib?

Azacitidine's label (effective January 29, 2024) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name olutasidenib in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (VIDAZA), NDA050794 (Bristol-Myers), as published by Celgene Corporation, effective January 29, 2024 (SPL set 3495a71a-cc04-4776-851f-f185956f32af), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the olutasidenib label say about azacitidine?

Olutasidenib label, warnings and precautions

One patient treated with REZLIDHIA in combination with azacitidine in the clinical trial, a combination for which REZLIDHIA is not indicated, died from complications of drug-induced liver injury.

Source: FDA drug label (REZLIDHIA), Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective November 5, 2025 (SPL set 4a0c7c8b-b95f-455d-9600-b7351e4397fe), 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

20Azacitidine generic labelers
0Olutasidenib generic labelers
AzacitidineOlutasidenib
Labeled forLeukemia, lymphoma and myelomaLeukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/an/a
Shortage nowIn shortageNo 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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