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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Midazolam and toremifene

Toremifene's FDA label of November 13, 2024 names midazolam in its drug interactions section; the midazolam labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name toremifene. The toremifene label: “Following coadministration on days 6 and 18 relevant increases in midazolam and α-hydroxymidazolam Cmax and AUC were not observed.”

Check it at the source: the midazolam FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 1, 2024, Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC); the toremifene FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 13, 2024, Kyowa Kirin, Inc.).

What does the midazolam label say about toremifene?

Midazolam's label (effective January 1, 2024) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name toremifene in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Midazolam), Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, effective January 1, 2024 (SPL set 1cc9ba6e-fa1b-405e-9de8-720c567b2a73), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the toremifene label say about midazolam?

Toremifene label, drug interactions

Following coadministration on days 6 and 18 relevant increases in midazolam and α-hydroxymidazolam Cmax and AUC were not observed.

Source: FDA drug label (Fareston), Kyowa Kirin, Inc., effective November 13, 2024 (SPL set 2cab8dd1-3a10-48e6-86ce-0e5275ed49e5), 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

22Midazolam generic labelers
2Toremifene generic labelers
MidazolamToremifene
Labeled forn/aBreast cancer
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.233 per mL 2 mg/2 mL vial$19.60 per tablet 60 mg tablet
Shortage nowIn shortageNo 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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