Aprepitant and Rifampin interaction

Aprepitant and Rifampin: the Aprepitant prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.

Moderate

Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.

What the FDA labels say

From the Aprepitant (CINVANTI) label · effective 2026-04-01

Moderate

Use of CINVANTI with strong CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., rifampin) may result in a reduction in aprepitant plasma concentrations and decreased efficacy of CINVANTI.

Warnings and precautionsnames RifampinView label on DailyMed
Minor

Examples rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin

Drug interactionsnames RifampinView label on DailyMed

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