Risedronate and Aspirin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Risedronate and Aspirin.

Risedronate and Aspirin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Risedronate and Aspirin. 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

Risedronate

Bisphosphonate

Drug B

Aspirin

Antiplatelet / NSAID

How They Interact

Both of these drugs can be tough on the stomach lining, and taking them together increases the chance of having stomach pain or irritation.

FDA Label Information

7.4 Aspirin/Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs In the Phase 3 study comparing risedronate sodium 35 mg once-a-week immediately following breakfast and risedronate sodium 5 mg daily, 18% of NSAID users (any use) in both groups developed upper gastrointestinal adverse reactions.

Risedronate Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Risedronate + Aspirin?

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?

Aspirin has 47 labeled pairs on file vs Risedronate's 2. In the minor band specifically: Risedronate has 2 (also Esomeprazole); Aspirin has 32 (also Carisoprodol, Celecoxib, Colestipol, Diflunisal).

What mechanism field is on file for Risedronate and Aspirin?

Both of these drugs can be tough on the stomach lining, and taking them together increases the chance of having stomach pain or irritation.

Aspirin carries more major-labeled pairs than Risedronate

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Risedronate (Bisphosphonate); Aspirin (Antiplatelet / NSAID).

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

Risedronate

0 major · 0 moderate · 2 minor · 2 total

Aspirin

3 major · 12 moderate · 32 minor · 47 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.