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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Glucagon and warfarin

Glucagon's FDA label of August 11, 2026 names warfarin in its drug interactions section; the warfarin label PlainMeds reads does not name glucagon. The glucagon label: “Glucagon may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.”

Check it at the source: the glucagon FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 11, 2026, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.); the warfarin FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC).

What does the glucagon label say about warfarin?

Glucagon label, drug interactions

Clinical Impact: Glucagon for Injection may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. Intervention: Monitor patients for unusual bruising or bleeding, as adjustments in warfarin dosage may be required.

Glucagon label (Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, April 1, 2022), drug interactions

Clinical Impact: Glucagon may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. Intervention: Monitor patients for unusual bruising or bleeding, as adjustments in warfarin dosage may be required. Beta-blockers: May cause a greater increase in both heart rate and blood pressure ( 7 ) Insulin: Reacts antagonistically towards glucagon; …

Gvoke Hypopen 0.5 Mg Auto-Injector label (Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., December 23, 2025), drug interactions

Warfarin Clincial Impact: GVOKE and GVOKE Vial Dx may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.

Baqsimi label (Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., August 6, 2025), drug interactions

BAQSIMI may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.

Source: FDA drug label (Glucagon, NDA201849), Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, effective April 1, 2022 (SPL set 8c8acad6-44cc-43aa-966b-027e053be8f5), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Gvoke Hypopen 0.5 Mg Auto-Injector, NDA212097), Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective December 23, 2025 (SPL set 92385737-dbad-98c5-e053-2995a90a2805), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Baqsimi, NDA210134), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective August 6, 2025 (SPL set f1f5df9b-872f-44e5-a18f-f0b68e7e9254), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Glucagon), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective August 11, 2026 (SPL set 8cc40354-b5ac-45b6-a211-93b44444f2a3), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the warfarin label say about glucagon?

Warfarin's label (effective May 29, 2026) does not name glucagon in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Warfarin Sodium), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective May 29, 2026 (SPL set 558b7a0d-5490-4c1b-802e-3ab3f1efe760), 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

6Glucagon generic labelers
19Warfarin generic labelers
GlucagonWarfarin
Labeled forn/aBlood clots (DVT and PE), Atrial fibrillation
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$154.20 per kit 1 mg emergency kit$0.093 per tablet 2 mg tablet
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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