Dicloxacillin and Warfarin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Dicloxacillin and Warfarin.

Dicloxacillin and Warfarin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Dicloxacillin 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

Dicloxacillin

Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin

Drug B

Warfarin

Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)

How They Interact

Dicloxacillin can make warfarin less effective at thinning the blood.

FDA Label Information

Dicloxacillin may reduce the anticoagulant response to dicumarol and warfarin.

Warfarin Also Interacts With

View all Warfarin interactions →

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Dicloxacillin + Warfarin?

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?

Warfarin has 163 labeled pairs on file vs Dicloxacillin's 3. In the minor band specifically: Dicloxacillin has 3 (also Tetracycline, Probenecid); Warfarin has 133 (also Atorvastatin, Amlodipine, Omeprazole, Famotidine).

What mechanism field is on file for Dicloxacillin and Warfarin?

Dicloxacillin can make warfarin less effective at thinning the blood.

Warfarin carries more major-labeled pairs than Dicloxacillin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Dicloxacillin (Penicillinase-Resistant Penicillin); Warfarin (Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)).

Warfarin has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Dicloxacillin's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Dicloxacillin

0 major · 0 moderate · 3 minor · 3 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.