Carbidopa/Levodopa and Warfarin Interaction
Drug interaction information between Carbidopa/Levodopa and Warfarin.
Carbidopa/Levodopa and Warfarin have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Carbidopa/Levodopa and Warfarin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
These drugs can interfere with how your body breaks down certain medicines, which may change how well your blood thinner works.
FDA Label Information
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS Drugs metabolized by COMT: use with caution ( 5.10 , 7.2 ) Anti-hypertensive agents: dose adjustment may be required ( 7.3 ) Tricyclic antidepressants: risk of hypertension and dyskinesia reported during concomitant use with carbidopa/levodopa ( 7.4 ) Dopamine D2 receptor antagonists, isoniazid, phenytoin, papaverine and iron salts: may reduce efficacy of carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets ( 7.5 , 7.6 , 7.7 , 7.8 , 7.9 ) Drugs that interfere with biliary excretion, glucuronidation and intestinal beta-glucuronidase: dose adjustment of carbidopa, levodopa and...
Carbidopa/Levodopa Also Interacts With
- Entacapone moderate
- Methyldopa moderate
- Dobutamine moderate
- Dopamine moderate
- Epinephrine moderate
Warfarin Also Interacts With
- Fluoxetine major
- Tamoxifen major
- Ibuprofen moderate
- Aspirin moderate
- Diclofenac moderate
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Carbidopa/Levodopa + Warfarin?
Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.
Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?
Warfarin has 163 labeled pairs on file vs Carbidopa/Levodopa's 13. In the moderate band specifically: Carbidopa/Levodopa has 8 (also Entacapone, Methyldopa, Dobutamine, Dopamine); Warfarin has 28 (also Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Diclofenac, Desvenlafaxine).
What mechanism field is on file for Carbidopa/Levodopa and Warfarin?
These drugs can interfere with how your body breaks down certain medicines, which may change how well your blood thinner works.
Warfarin carries more major-labeled pairs than Carbidopa/Levodopa
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Carbidopa/Levodopa (Dopamine Precursor Combination); Warfarin (Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)).
Warfarin has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Carbidopa/Levodopa's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.
0 major · 8 moderate · 5 minor · 13 total
- Other moderate peers for Carbidopa/Levodopa
- Entacapone
- Methyldopa
- Dobutamine
- Dopamine
2 major · 28 moderate · 133 minor · 163 total
- Other moderate peers for Warfarin
- Ibuprofen
- Aspirin
- Diclofenac
- Desvenlafaxine
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.