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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel and voriconazole

Ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel's FDA label of October 18, 2024 names voriconazole in its drug interactions section; the voriconazole labels PlainMeds reads (3) do not name ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel. The ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel label: “CYP3A4 inhibitors, such as itraconazole, voriconazole, fluconazole, grapefruit juice, or ketoconazole may increase plasma hormone concentrations.”

Check it at the source: the ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 18, 2024, Xiromed, LLC); the voriconazole FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 26, 2026, Roerig).

What does the ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel label say about voriconazole?

Ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel label, drug interactions

CYP3A4 inhibitors, such as itraconazole, voriconazole, fluconazole, grapefruit juice, or ketoconazole may increase plasma hormone concentrations.

Source: FDA drug label (Joyeaux), Xiromed, LLC, effective October 18, 2024 (SPL set 655b2c93-cfae-d44f-c128-c816bbd88e45), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the voriconazole label say about ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel?

Voriconazole's label (effective February 26, 2026) and its 2 other brand-application labels do not name ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (VFEND), NDA021630 (Pf Prism Cv), as published by Roerig, effective February 26, 2026 (SPL set ce3ef5cf-3087-4d92-9d94-9eb8287228db), 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

1Ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrel generic labelers
31Voriconazole generic labelers
Ethinyl estradiol/ferrous fumarate/levonorgestrelVoriconazole
Labeled forBirth controlFungal infections
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$3.45 per tablet 28 tablet$1.88 per tablet 200 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryA presentation being discontinued

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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