Adalimumab and Ketoconazole interaction
Adalimumab and Ketoconazole: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Adalimumab label · effective 2026-01-12
• Invasive fungal infections: For patients who develop a systemic illness on Adalimumab-fkjp, consider empiric antifungal therapy for those who reside or travel to regions where mycoses are endemic.
Consider appropriate empiric antifungal therapy, taking into account both the risk for severe fungal infection and the risks of antifungal therapy, while a diagnostic workup is being performed.
From the Ketoconazole label · effective 2026-07-07
Immunosuppressants everolimus, rapamycin (also known as sirolimus), temsirolimus budesonide, ciclesonide, cyclosporine, dexamethasone, fluticasone, methylprednisolone, tacrolimus Rapamycin (sirolimus): Ketoconazole tablets 200 mg daily for 10 days increased the C max and AUC of a single 5 mg dose of sirolimus by 4.3 fold and 10.9 fold, respectively in 23 healthy…
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