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.

Drug A

Carbidopa/Levodopa

Dopamine Precursor Combination

Drug B

Warfarin

Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)

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

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Warfarin Also Interacts With

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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.

Carbidopa/Levodopa

0 major · 8 moderate · 5 minor · 13 total

Warfarin

2 major · 28 moderate · 133 minor · 163 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.