Etonogestrel and Atorvastatin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Etonogestrel and Atorvastatin.

Etonogestrel and Atorvastatin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Etonogestrel and Atorvastatin. 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

Etonogestrel

Progestin (Implant)

Drug B

Atorvastatin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)

How They Interact

Atorvastatin can cause the levels of the hormones in your birth control to increase in your bloodstream.

FDA Label Information

Substances increasing the plasma concentrations of CHCs Co-administration of atorvastatin and certain CHCs containing ethinyl estradiol increase AUC values for ethinyl estradiol by approximately 20-25%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Etonogestrel + Atorvastatin?

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?

Atorvastatin has 36 labeled pairs on file vs Etonogestrel's 29. In the minor band specifically: Etonogestrel has 27 (also Amoxicillin, Lamotrigine, Topiramate, Doxycycline); Atorvastatin has 25 (also Estradiol, Norethindrone, Ketoconazole, Erythromycin).

What mechanism field is on file for Etonogestrel and Atorvastatin?

Atorvastatin can cause the levels of the hormones in your birth control to increase in your bloodstream.

Atorvastatin carries more major-labeled pairs than Etonogestrel

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Etonogestrel (Progestin (Implant)); Atorvastatin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)).

Atorvastatin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Etonogestrel's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Etonogestrel

0 major · 2 moderate · 27 minor · 29 total

Atorvastatin

3 major · 8 moderate · 25 minor · 36 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.