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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Aficamten and fluconazole

Aficamten's FDA label of December 16, 2025 names fluconazole in its drug interactions section; the fluconazole labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name aficamten. The aficamten label: “Fluconazole or Voriconazole Clinical Impact Fluconazole is a moderate CYP2C9 inhibitor, moderate CYP3A inhibitor, and strong CYP2C19 inhibitor. …”

Check it at the source: the aficamten FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 16, 2025, Cytokinetics Inc.); the fluconazole FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 7, 2026, Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.).

What does the aficamten label say about fluconazole?

Aficamten label, drug interactions

Fluconazole or Voriconazole Clinical Impact Fluconazole is a moderate CYP2C9 inhibitor, moderate CYP3A inhibitor, and strong CYP2C19 inhibitor. Voriconazole is a strong CYP3A inhibitor, moderate CYP2C19 inhibitor, and weak CYP2C9 inhibitor. Coadministration with fluconazole is observed, and voriconazole is predicted, to increase aficamten exposure, which may increase the risk of developing heart failure due to systolic dysfunction [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ]. Prevention or Management Initiate MYQORZO at 5 mg in patients on stable therapy with fluconazole or voriconazole. …

Aficamten label, warnings and precautions

Initiation of medications that inhibit multiple P450 pathways of MYQORZO elimination (e.g., fluconazole, voriconazole, fluvoxamine) or strong CYP2C9 inhibitors, and discontinuation of moderate-to-strong CYP3A inducers may lead to increased blood concentrations of aficamten and increase the risk of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction [see Contraindications (4), Warnings and Precautions (5.1), and Drug Interactions (7.1) ].

Source: FDA drug label (MYQORZO), Cytokinetics Inc., effective December 16, 2025 (SPL set fd778507-1274-4d1a-a659-5431d55c543a), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the fluconazole label say about aficamten?

Fluconazole's label (effective April 7, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name aficamten in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (fluconazole), Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., effective April 7, 2026 (SPL set d1364455-1537-46d4-b093-38cca3be778f), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

0Aficamten generic labelers
41Fluconazole generic labelers
AficamtenFluconazole
Labeled forn/aFungal infections, Urinary tract infections
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/a$0.380 per tablet 200 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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