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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Tocilizumab and warfarin

Tocilizumab's FDA label of December 16, 2025 names warfarin in its drug interactions section; the warfarin label PlainMeds reads does not name tocilizumab. The tocilizumab label: “Upon initiation or discontinuation of TYENNE, in patients being treated with these types of medicinal products, perform therapeutic monitoring of effect (e.g., warfarin) or drug concentration and the individual dose of …”

Check it at the source: the tocilizumab FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 16, 2025, Genentech, Inc.); the warfarin FDA label on DailyMed (effective May 29, 2026, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC).

What does the tocilizumab label say about warfarin?

Tocilizumab label, drug interactions

Upon initiation or discontinuation of ACTEMRA, in patients being treated with these types of medicinal products, perform therapeutic monitoring of effect (e.g., warfarin) or drug concentration (e.g., cyclosporine or theophylline) and the individual dose of the medicinal product adjusted as needed.

Source: FDA drug label (Avtozma, BLA761420), CELLTRION USA, Inc., effective July 27, 2026 (SPL set 581c288f-8015-40ef-a4c3-683c96db193d), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Tyenne, BLA761275), Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, effective August 26, 2026 (SPL set ad76441d-da59-47df-8d9d-2243005180f0), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (ACTEMRA), Genentech, Inc., effective December 16, 2025 (SPL set 2e5365ff-cb2a-4b16-b2c7-e35c6bf2de13), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the warfarin label say about tocilizumab?

Warfarin's label (effective May 29, 2026) does not name tocilizumab in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Warfarin Sodium), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, effective May 29, 2026 (SPL set 558b7a0d-5490-4c1b-802e-3ab3f1efe760), 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

0Tocilizumab generic labelers
19Warfarin generic labelers
TocilizumabWarfarin
Labeled forRheumatoid arthritis, COVID-19Blood clots (DVT and PE), Atrial fibrillation
Boxed warningYesYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$821.00 per mL 162 mg/0.9 mL autoinjct$0.093 per tablet 2 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo 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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