Rivaroxaban and Warfarin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Rivaroxaban and Warfarin.

Rivaroxaban and Warfarin have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Rivaroxaban and Warfarin. 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

Rivaroxaban

Direct Oral Anticoagulant (Factor Xa Inhibitor)

Drug B

Warfarin

Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)

How They Interact

These are both powerful blood thinners, and using them together significantly raises the chance of dangerous bleeding.

FDA Label Information

7.4 Anticoagulants and NSAIDs/Aspirin Coadministration of enoxaparin, warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel and chronic NSAID use may increase the risk of bleeding [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].

Rivaroxaban Also Interacts With

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Warfarin Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Rivaroxaban + Warfarin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Warfarin has 163 labeled pairs on file vs Rivaroxaban's 14. In the moderate band specifically: Rivaroxaban has 13 (also Clopidogrel, Aspirin, Ketoconazole, Carbamazepine); Warfarin has 28 (also Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Diclofenac, Desvenlafaxine).

What mechanism field is on file for Rivaroxaban and Warfarin?

These are both powerful blood thinners, and using them together significantly raises the chance of dangerous bleeding.

Warfarin carries more major-labeled pairs than Rivaroxaban

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Rivaroxaban (Direct Oral Anticoagulant (Factor Xa Inhibitor)); Warfarin (Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)).

Warfarin has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Rivaroxaban's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Rivaroxaban

0 major · 13 moderate · 1 minor · 14 total

Warfarin

2 major · 28 moderate · 133 minor · 163 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.