Lomitapide and Lovastatin interaction
Lomitapide and Lovastatin: the Lomitapide prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Lomitapide (Juxtapid) label · effective 2026-01-20
Risk of Myopathy with Concomitant Use of Simvastatin or Lovastatin The risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, with simvastatin and lovastatin monotherapy is dose related.
However, the metabolizing enzymes and transporters responsible for the disposition of lovastatin and simvastatin are similar, suggesting that JUXTAPID may increase the exposure of lovastatin; therefore, reducing the dose of lovastatin should be considered when initiating JUXTAPID.
Simvastatin and lovastatin exposure increase with JUXTAPID.
Simvastatin and Lovastatin The risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, with simvastatin and lovastatin monotherapy is dose related.
Interaction between lovastatin and lomitapide has not been studied.
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