Darunavir and Lemborexant interaction
Darunavir and Lemborexant: 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 Lemborexant (DAYVIGO) label · effective 2025-02-24
Strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitors: Avoid concomitant use.
Intervention: Avoid concomitant use of DAYVIGO with strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitors [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.2 )].
Weak CYP3A inhibitors: The maximum recommended dose is 5 mg.
Drugs Having Clinically Important Interactions with DAYVIGO Table 2: Clinically Important Drug Interactions with DAYVIGO Effect of Other Drugs on DAYVIGO Strong, Moderate, and Weak CYP3A Inhibitors Clinical Impact: Concomitant use with a strong, moderate, or weak CYP3A inhibitor increases lemborexant AUC and C max which may increase the risk of DAYVIGO adverse…
The maximum recommended dose of DAYVIGO with weak CYP3A inhibitors is 5 mg [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.2 )].
From the Darunavir (PREZISTA) label · effective 2025-08-29
…modifying agents: lomitapide, lovastatin, simvastatin Opioid Antagonist: naloxegol PDE-5 inhibitor: sildenafil when used for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension Sedatives/hypnotics: orally administered midazolam, triazolam Co-administration of PREZISTA/ritonavir is contraindicated with drugs that are highly dependent on CYP3A for clearance and for which…
Sedatives/hypnotics: orally administered midazolam, triazolam ↑ midazolam ↑ triazolam Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as prolonged or increased sedation or respiratory depression.
…administered midazolam with PREZISTA may cause large increases in the concentrations of these benzodiazepines. metabolized by CYP3A e.g. buspirone, diazepam, estazolam, zolpidem ↑ sedatives/hypnotics Titration is recommended when co-administering PREZISTA/ritonavir with sedatives/hypnotics metabolized by CYP3A and a lower dose of the sedatives/hypnotics should be considered…
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