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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Doxazosin and nelfinavir

Doxazosin's FDA label (Cardura Xl) of May 15, 2023 names nelfinavir in its drug interactions section; the nelfinavir label PlainMeds reads does not name doxazosin.

Check it at the source: the doxazosin FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 15, 2023, Viatris Specialty LLC); the nelfinavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 11, 2025, AGOURON).

What does the doxazosin label say about nelfinavir?

Cardura Xl label (Viatris Specialty LLC, May 15, 2023), drug interactions

Caution should be exercised when concomitantly administering CARDURA XL with a strong CYP 3A4 inhibitor, such as atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, or voriconazole [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].

Cardura Xl label (Viatris Specialty LLC, May 15, 2023), warnings and precautions

CYP 3A4 Inhibitors Caution should be exercised when concomitantly administering CARDURA XL with a strong CYP 3A4 inhibitor, such as atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, or voriconazole.

Source: FDA drug label (Cardura Xl, NDA021269), Viatris Specialty LLC, effective May 15, 2023 (SPL set 355bcdce-0481-48ba-8ebd-2009106aaf77), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Cardura), Viatris Specialty LLC, effective October 15, 2023 (SPL set 5e1f5e49-2da1-43ab-9795-228a8bcc5a82), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the nelfinavir label say about doxazosin?

Nelfinavir's label (effective December 11, 2025) does not name doxazosin in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (VIRACEPT), AGOURON, effective December 11, 2025 (SPL set e72c2bc6-9462-4a2e-8e1d-b97592376cbd), 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

29Doxazosin generic labelers
0Nelfinavir generic labelers
DoxazosinNelfinavir
Labeled forEnlarged prostate (BPH), High blood pressureHIV
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0752 per tablet 1 mg tabletn/a
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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