Some medications may interfere or interact with Tamoxifen. If you are taking any medicine or before taking any medicine, talk with your doctor about possible drug interactions that you might have with tamoxifen, and if this is the case, ask what other treatment options exist.

The following medicines can interfere with the effectiveness of tamoxifen:

• Anafranil
• Benadryl
• Birth control pill, patches, implants
• Cardioquin
• Cordarone
• Cymbalta
• Desyrel
• Kanusuk
• Mellaril
• Orap
• Paxil
• Phenobarbital
• Prozac
• Rifamycins (Rifampin)
• Sensipar
• Tagamet
• Thorazine
• Ticlid
• Trilafon
• Warfarin (Coumadin)
• Wellbutrin
• Zoloft

ALWAYS ask your doctor if any medications you are taking, or that are recommended to you, are compatible with tamoxifen.

TIP: Keep a list of all medicines you are taking (including prescription, nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor or pharmacist to make sure there is no interaction with tamoxifen.

Source:

Breastcancer.org, 2024. Tamoxifen.

Susan G. Komen, 2024. Turmeric. Drug interactions: Tamoxifen.