Darunavir and Rifampin interaction
Darunavir and Rifampin: 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 Darunavir (PREZISTA) label · effective 2025-08-29
Alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonist: alfuzosin Anti-gout: colchicine, in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment Antimycobacterial: rifampin Antipsychotics: lurasidone, pimozide Cardiac Disorders: dronedarone, ivabradine, ranolazine Ergot derivatives, e.g. dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine Herbal product: St.
Antimycobacterials : rifampin ↓ darunavir Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance. rifabutin (The reference regimen for rifabutin was 300 mg once daily.) ↑ darunavir ↑ rifabutin ↑ 25- O -desacetylrifabutin Dose reduction of rifabutin by at least 75% of the usual dose (300 mg once daily)…
Initiation of medications that inhibit or induce CYP3A may increase or decrease concentrations of PREZISTA/ritonavir, respectively.
Drugs that induce CYP3A activity would be expected to increase the clearance of darunavir and ritonavir, resulting in lowered plasma concentrations of darunavir and ritonavir.
Corticosteroids: dexamethasone (systemic) ↓ darunavir Co-administration of PREZISTA/ritonavir with systemic dexamethasone or other systemic corticosteroids that induce CYP3A may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to darunavir.
From the Rifampin label · effective 2026-05-05
(See PRECAUTIONS, Drug Interactions .) Rifampin is contraindicated in patients who are also receiving atazanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, saquinavir, tipranavir, cabotegravir, fostemsavir and lenacapavir (see prescribing information for SUNLENCA ® ) due to the potential of rifampin to substantially decrease plasma concentrations of these antiviral drugs, which…
…Concentrations Administered with rifampin 600 mg daily, unless otherwise specified AUC = area under the time-concentration curve Drug or Drug Class and Prevention or Management Clinical Effect Antiretrovirals Prevention or Management: Concomitant use is contraindicated (see CONTRAINDICATIONS ) Atazanavir Decrease AUC by 72% Darunavir Rifampin dosage used concomitantly with…
Cabotegravir Decrease AUC by 59% Fostemsavir Decrease AUC by 82% Lenacapavir (SUNLENCA) Indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection Decrease AUC by 84% Antiretrovirals Prevention or Management: Avoid concomitant use Zidovudine Decrease AUC by 47% Indinavir Decrease AUC by 92% Efavirenz Decrease AUC by 26% Antiretrovirals Prevention…
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