Golimumab and Theophylline Interaction

Drug interaction information between Golimumab and Theophylline.

Golimumab and Theophylline have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Golimumab and Theophylline. 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

Golimumab

TNF-Alpha Inhibitor (Biologic)

Drug B

Theophylline

Methylxanthine Bronchodilator

How They Interact

Golimumab may interfere with the way your body processes theophylline, potentially changing its levels in your system.

FDA Label Information

Upon initiation or discontinuation of SIMPONI ARIA in patients being treated with CYP450 substrates with a narrow therapeutic index, monitoring of the effect (e.g., warfarin) or drug concentration (e.g., cyclosporine or theophylline) is recommended and the individual dose of the drug product may be adjusted as needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Golimumab + Theophylline?

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?

Theophylline has 86 labeled pairs on file vs Golimumab's 5. In the minor band specifically: Golimumab has 4 (also Warfarin, Methotrexate, Cyclosporine); Theophylline has 54 (also Propranolol, Methotrexate, Diazepam, Lithium).

What mechanism field is on file for Golimumab and Theophylline?

Golimumab may interfere with the way your body processes theophylline, potentially changing its levels in your system.

Theophylline carries more major-labeled pairs than Golimumab

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Golimumab (TNF-Alpha Inhibitor (Biologic)); Theophylline (Methylxanthine Bronchodilator).

Theophylline has 27 major-labeled pairs vs Golimumab's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Golimumab

0 major · 1 moderate · 4 minor · 5 total

Theophylline

27 major · 5 moderate · 54 minor · 86 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.