Skip to content

Drug interactions

Tadalafil + Tazemetostat

Severity: Moderate

Tadalafil and Tazemetostat: moderate interaction.

Last updated

For healthcare professionals — reference only. This page is a brief summary, not medical advice and not a substitute for official labeling or clinical judgement. Always verify before prescribing or dispensing.

Summary

Tazemetostat is a weak to moderate CYP3A4 inducer and may reduce tadalafil exposure. This could lessen the therapeutic effect.

What this interaction means in plain words

Tadalafil and Tazemetostat can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.

Tadalafil belongs to Genitourinary; Tazemetostat belongs to Miscellaneous.

Evidence level: Low

Why it happens

Tazemetostat induces CYP3A4, increasing tadalafil metabolism.

What to do

Monitor response to tadalafil and adjust the dose if efficacy is reduced. Be alert for rebound exposure when tazemetostat is stopped.

What to ask your pharmacist

  • Should I take them at different times of day?
  • Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
  • Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?

Bring a full list of your medicines, including over-the-counter products, supplements and herbal remedies, to every pharmacy visit.

Pro+ members

Unlock the full page

Create an account and start a Pro+ trial to unlock the full management advice for Tadalafil and Tazemetostat, the additional notes, the evidence detail and the whole-prescription interaction checker.

  • Full clinical management advice
  • Additional notes
  • Evidence detail
  • Interaction checker for a whole prescription

Try Pro+ free for 14 days on the web. No card needed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I take Tadalafil with Tazemetostat?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Tadalafil and Tazemetostat can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Tazemetostat is a weak to moderate CYP3A4 inducer and may reduce tadalafil exposure. This could lessen the therapeutic effect.

How serious is the interaction between Tadalafil and Tazemetostat?

MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor response to tadalafil and adjust the dose if efficacy is reduced. Be alert for rebound exposure when tazemetostat is stopped.

What other medicines interact with Tadalafil?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Tadalafil with, for example, Amyl nitrite, Isosorbide dinitrate, Isosorbide mononitrate. The full list is on the Tadalafil page.

Full monographs, dosing and an interaction checker in the MediHelp app

Open the complete reference, check multi-drug interactions and use dosing tools in the MediHelp app.

Browse A–Z · Drug interactions

Get the app Sign in