Estradiol and Tacrolimus Topical Interaction

Drug interaction information between Estradiol and Tacrolimus Topical.

Estradiol and Tacrolimus Topical have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Estradiol and Tacrolimus Topical. 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

Estradiol

Estrogen Hormone

Drug B

Tacrolimus Topical

Calcineurin Inhibitor (Topical)

How They Interact

Estradiol can slow down how your body breaks down tacrolimus, which may increase the amount of medicine in your blood to unsafe levels.

FDA Label Information

Mild or Moderate CYP3A Inhibitors: Clotrimazole, antibiotics (e.g., verapamil, diltiazem, nifedipine, nicardipine), amiodarone, danazol, ethinyl estradiol, cimetidine, lansoprazole and omeprazole May increase tacrolimus whole blood trough concentrations and increase the risk of serious adverse reactions (e.g., neurotoxicity, QT prolongation) [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.7 , 5.10 , 5.11 )] .

Tacrolimus Topical Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Estradiol + Tacrolimus Topical?

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?

Estradiol has 54 labeled pairs on file vs Tacrolimus Topical's 25. In the moderate band specifically: Estradiol has 3 (also Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir, Etonogestrel); Tacrolimus Topical has 19 (also Omeprazole, Diltiazem, Nifedipine, Ketoconazole).

What mechanism field is on file for Estradiol and Tacrolimus Topical?

Estradiol can slow down how your body breaks down tacrolimus, which may increase the amount of medicine in your blood to unsafe levels.

Estradiol carries more major-labeled pairs than Tacrolimus Topical

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Estradiol (Estrogen Hormone); Tacrolimus Topical (Calcineurin Inhibitor (Topical)).

Estradiol has 1 major-labeled pair vs Tacrolimus Topical's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Estradiol

1 major · 3 moderate · 50 minor · 54 total

Tacrolimus Topical

0 major · 19 moderate · 6 minor · 25 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.