Warfarin and Aspirin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Warfarin and Aspirin.

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

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Warfarin 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

Warfarin

Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)

Drug B

Aspirin

Antiplatelet / NSAID

How They Interact

Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug that adds to the blood-thinning effect of warfarin. Taking both together significantly increases your chance of having a serious bleeding event.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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 Aspirin's 47. In the moderate band specifically: Warfarin has 28 (also Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, Desvenlafaxine, Vilazodone); Aspirin has 12 (also Alendronate, Apixaban, Desvenlafaxine, Dexamethasone).

What mechanism field is on file for Warfarin and Aspirin?

Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug that adds to the blood-thinning effect of warfarin. Taking both together significantly increases your chance of having a serious bleeding event.

Aspirin carries more major-labeled pairs than Warfarin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Warfarin (Vitamin K Antagonist (Anticoagulant)); Aspirin (Antiplatelet / NSAID).

Aspirin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Warfarin's 2. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Warfarin

2 major · 28 moderate · 133 minor · 163 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.