Letrozole and Tamoxifen Interaction
Drug interaction information between Letrozole and Tamoxifen.
Letrozole and Tamoxifen have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Letrozole and Tamoxifen. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
Taking tamoxifen can lower the amount of letrozole in the blood by an average of 38 percent.
FDA Label Information
7 DRUG INTERACTIONS Tamoxifen Coadministration of Femara and tamoxifen 20 mg daily resulted in a reduction of letrozole plasma levels of 38% on average (Study P015). Clinical experience in the second-line breast cancer trials (AR/BC2 and AR/BC3) indicates that the therapeutic effect of Femara therapy is not impaired if Femara is administered immediately after tamoxifen.
Letrozole Also Interacts With
- Warfarin minor
- Cimetidine minor
- Letrozole minor
Tamoxifen Also Interacts With
- Warfarin major
- Anastrozole major
- Letrozole moderate
- Bupropion minor
- Desvenlafaxine minor
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Letrozole (Fertility) + Tamoxifen?
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?
Tamoxifen has 10 labeled pairs on file vs Letrozole's 4. In the minor band specifically: Letrozole has 4 (also Warfarin, Cimetidine, Letrozole); Tamoxifen has 7 (also Bupropion, Desvenlafaxine, Levothyroxine, Liothyronine).
What mechanism field is on file for Letrozole (Fertility) and Tamoxifen?
Taking tamoxifen can lower the amount of letrozole in the blood by an average of 38 percent.
Tamoxifen carries more major-labeled pairs than Letrozole
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Letrozole (Aromatase Inhibitor (Off-Label Fertility)); Tamoxifen (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)).
Tamoxifen has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Letrozole's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.
0 major · 0 moderate · 4 minor · 4 total
- Other minor peers for Letrozole
- Warfarin
- Cimetidine
- Letrozole
2 major · 1 moderate · 7 minor · 10 total
- Other minor peers for Tamoxifen
- Bupropion
- Desvenlafaxine
- Levothyroxine
- Liothyronine
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.