What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Atazanavir and atorvastatin
Atazanavir's FDA label of August 6, 2025 names atorvastatin in its drug interactions section; the atorvastatin labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name atazanavir. The atazanavir label: “Titrate atorvastatin dose carefully and use the lowest necessary dose. Rosuvastatin dose should not exceed 10 mg/day. The risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, may be increased when HIV protease inhibitors …”
Check it at the source: the atazanavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 6, 2025, Aurobindo Pharma Limited); the atorvastatin FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 15, 2024, Viatris Specialty LLC).
What does the atazanavir label say about atorvastatin?
Atazanavir label, drug interactionsConcomitant Drug Class/Specific Drugs: atorvastatin, rosuvastatin; Effect on Concentration of Atazanavir or Concomitant Drug: ↑ atorvastatin ↑ rosuvastatin; Clinical Comment: Titrate atorvastatin dose carefully and use the lowest necessary dose. Rosuvastatin dose should not exceed 10 mg/day. The risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, may be increased when HIV protease inhibitors, including atazanavir, are used in combination with these drugs.
Source: FDA drug label (Atazanavir Sulfate), Aurobindo Pharma Limited, effective August 6, 2025 (SPL set 7fbea274-d6b5-4faa-bbf0-05fefab42114), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What does the atorvastatin label say about atazanavir?
Atorvastatin's label (effective April 15, 2024) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name atazanavir in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (Lipitor), NDA020702 (Upjohn), as published by Viatris Specialty LLC, effective April 15, 2024 (SPL set a60cc18b-0631-4cf0-b021-9f52224ece65), 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
| Atazanavir | Atorvastatin | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | HIV | High cholesterol, Angina, High triglycerides, Heart attack and coronary artery disease |
| Boxed warning | No | No |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | $2.23 per capsule 300 mg capsule | $0.0228 per tablet 10 mg tablet |
| Shortage now | No current entry | No current entry |
Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)
What next?
- Check more medicines together
- up to five at once