Eplerenone and Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir interaction
Eplerenone and Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir: 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 Eplerenone label · effective 2025-06-23
…Patients Eplerenone is contraindicated in all patients with: • serum potassium > 5.5 mEq/L at initiation, • creatinine clearance ≤ 30 mL/min, or • concomitant administration of strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, nefazodone, troleandomycin, clarithromycin, ritonavir, and nelfinavir) [see Drug Interactions (7.1) , Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)…
• Concomitant use with strong CYP3A inhibitors ( 4 , 7.1 )
Patients on moderate CYP3A inhibitors that cannot be avoided should have their dose of eplerenone reduced [see Drug Interactions (7.2) ] .
Do not use eplerenone with drugs that are strong inhibitors of CYP3A [see Contraindications (4) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .
• Hyperkalemia: Patients with decreased renal function, diabetes, proteinuria or patients who are taking ACEs and ARBs, NSAIDs or moderate CYP3A inhibitors are at increased risk.
From the Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid) label · effective 2026-02-19
Cardiovascular agents eplerenone ↑ eplerenone Co-administration with eplerenone is contraindicated due to potential for hyperkalemia [see Contraindications (4) ] . ivabradine ↑ ivabradine Co-administration with ivabradine is contraindicated due to potential for bradycardia or conduction disturbances [see Contraindications (4) ] .
…2 , Drug Interactions (7.3) ] ) • Immunosuppressants: voclosporin • Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor: lomitapide • Migraine medications: eletriptan, ubrogepant • Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: finerenone • Non-opioid analgesic (selective blocker of Na v 1.8 sodium channels): suzetrigine • Opioid antagonists: naloxegol • PDE5 inhibitor:…
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists finerenone ↑ finerenone Co-administration contraindicated due to potential for serious adverse reactions including hyperkalemia, hypotension, and hyponatremia [see Contraindications (4) ] .
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