Colchicine and Norethindrone Interaction

Drug interaction information between Colchicine and Norethindrone.

Colchicine and Norethindrone have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Colchicine and Norethindrone. 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

Colchicine

Anti-Gout Agent

Drug B

Norethindrone

Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptive

How They Interact

There is no known significant interaction between these two medications. They do not interfere with how each other is processed by the body.

FDA Label Information

Drug Interactions: Pharmacokinetic Parameters for Colchicine Tablets in the Presence of the Coadministered Drug Coadministered Drug Dose of Coadministered Drug (mg) Dose of Colchicine Tablets (mg) N % Change in Colchicine Concentrations from Baseline (Range: Min – Max) C max AUC 0-t Cyclosporine 100 mg single dose 0.6 mg single dose 23 270.0 (62.0 to 606.9) 259.0 (75.8 to 511.9) Clarithromycin 250 mg twice daily, 7 days 0.6 mg single dose 23 227.2 (65.7 to 591.1) 281.5 (88.7 to 851.6) Ketoconazole 200 mg twice daily, 5 days 0.6 mg single dose 24 101.7 (19.6 to 219.0) 212.2 (76.7 to 419.6)...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Colchicine + Norethindrone?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Colchicine has 28 labeled pairs on file vs Norethindrone's 10. In the minor band specifically: Colchicine has 15 (also Estradiol, Diltiazem, Ketoconazole, Verapamil); Norethindrone has 9 (also Atorvastatin, Colesevelam, Darunavir, Fluconazole).

What mechanism field is on file for Colchicine and Norethindrone?

There is no known significant interaction between these two medications. They do not interfere with how each other is processed by the body.

Colchicine carries more major-labeled pairs than Norethindrone

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Colchicine (Anti-Gout Agent); Norethindrone (Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptive).

Colchicine has 4 major-labeled pairs vs Norethindrone's 1. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Colchicine

4 major · 9 moderate · 15 minor · 28 total

Norethindrone

1 major · 0 moderate · 9 minor · 10 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.