Colchicine and Darunavir Interaction

Drug interaction information between Colchicine and Darunavir.

Colchicine and Darunavir have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Colchicine and Darunavir. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Colchicine

Anti-Gout Agent

Drug B

Darunavir

HIV Protease Inhibitor

How They Interact

Darunavir makes it harder for your body to get rid of colchicine, which can cause the medicine to reach toxic levels. This is especially dangerous for people with liver or kidney problems.

FDA Label Information

Anti-gout: colchicine ↑ colchicine Co-administration is contraindicated in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions. For patients without renal or hepatic impairment: Treatment of gout-flares – co-administration of colchicine in patients on darunavir/ritonavir: 0.6 mg (1 tablet) × 1 dose, followed by 0.3 mg (half tablet) 1 hour later. Prophylaxis of gout-flares – co-administration of colchicine in patients on darunavir/ritonavir: If the original regimen was 0.6 mg twice a day, the regimen should be adjusted to 0.3 mg once...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Colchicine + Darunavir?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Darunavir has 101 labeled pairs on file vs Colchicine's 28. In the major band specifically: Colchicine has 4 (also Clarithromycin, Itraconazole, Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir); Darunavir has 15 (also Lovastatin, Sildenafil, Lurasidone, Pimozide).

What mechanism field is on file for Colchicine and Darunavir?

Darunavir makes it harder for your body to get rid of colchicine, which can cause the medicine to reach toxic levels. This is especially dangerous for people with liver or kidney problems.

Darunavir carries more major-labeled pairs than Colchicine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Colchicine (Anti-Gout Agent); Darunavir (HIV Protease Inhibitor).

Darunavir has 15 major-labeled pairs vs Colchicine's 4.

Colchicine

4 major · 9 moderate · 15 minor · 28 total

Darunavir

15 major · 16 moderate · 70 minor · 101 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.