Clarithromycin and Darunavir and cobicistat interaction
Clarithromycin and Darunavir and cobicistat: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Clarithromycin label · effective 2026-01-01
Doses of clarithromycin greater than 1000 mg per day should not be co-administered with protease inhibitors.
Clarithromycin and other macrolides are known to inhibit CYP3A and Pgp.
Clarithromycin and other macrolides are known to inhibit CYP3A.
From the Darunavir and cobicistat (PREZCOBIX) label · effective 2026-02-01
Antibacterials: clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycin ↑ darunavir ↑ cobicistat ↑ antibacterial Consider alternative antibiotics with concomitant use of PREZCOBIX or PREZCOBIX PED.
Co-administration of PREZCOBIX or PREZCOBIX PED and other drugs that inhibit CYP3A may result in increased plasma concentrations of darunavir and cobicistat (see Table 2 ).
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