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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Celecoxib and digoxin

Celecoxib's FDA label of November 22, 2024 names digoxin in its drug interactions section; the digoxin labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name celecoxib. The celecoxib label: “The concomitant use of Celecoxib with digoxin has been reported to increase the serum concentration and prolong the half-life of digoxin.”

Check it at the source: the celecoxib FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 22, 2024, Viatris Specialty LLC); the digoxin FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 5, 2024, Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.).

What does the celecoxib label say about digoxin?

Celecoxib label, drug interactions

Clinical Impact: The concomitant use of Celecoxib with digoxin has been reported to increase the serum concentration and prolong the half-life of digoxin. Intervention: During concomitant use of CELEBREX and digoxin, monitor serum digoxin levels.

Elyxyb - Celecoxib label (SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC., November 26, 2024), drug interactions

Clinical Impact; The concomitant use of celecoxib with digoxin has been reported to increase the serum concentration and prolong the half-life of digoxin.

Source: FDA drug label (Vyscoxa, NDA211759), Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC, effective July 31, 2025 (SPL set 5094d47e-f791-4190-9397-b7500143a74d), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Elyxyb - Celecoxib, NDA212157), SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC., effective November 26, 2024 (SPL set c8a5de07-9f27-4a54-a885-8089f0307bd7), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (CELEBREX), NDA020998 (Upjohn), as published by Viatris Specialty LLC, effective November 22, 2024 (SPL set 2d6675e4-5859-4be2-8037-a20ce9f707aa), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the digoxin label say about celecoxib?

Digoxin's label (effective December 5, 2024) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name celecoxib in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (LANOXIN), Advanz Pharma (US) Corp., effective December 5, 2024 (SPL set d91e3646-4c63-4512-ab22-db39c085c4dc), 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

63Celecoxib generic labelers
26Digoxin generic labelers
CelecoxibDigoxin
Labeled forOsteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Pain, MigraineHeart failure, Atrial fibrillation
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0762 per capsule 200 mg capsule$0.133 per tablet 125 mcg 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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