Cyclosporine and Bempedoic Acid Interaction
Drug interaction information between Cyclosporine and Bempedoic Acid.
Cyclosporine and Bempedoic Acid have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Cyclosporine and Bempedoic Acid. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
Taking these two medicines together causes the levels of both drugs to rise in your blood.
FDA Label Information
Cyclosporine Clinical Impact: Concomitant use of NEXLIZET and cyclosporine increases ezetimibe and cyclosporine concentrations. Intervention: Monitor cyclosporine concentrations in patients receiving NEXLIZET and cyclosporine. In patients treated with cyclosporine, weigh the potential effects of the increased exposure to ezetimibe from concomitant use against the benefits of alterations in lipid levels provided by NEXLIZET.
Cyclosporine Also Interacts With
- Clarithromycin major
- Ezetimibe major
- Ezetimibe/Simvastatin major
- Pitavastatin major
- Simvastatin major
Bempedoic Acid Also Interacts With
- Simvastatin moderate
- Pravastatin moderate
- Fenofibrate moderate
- Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe moderate
- Ezetimibe minor
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Cyclosporine + Bempedoic Acid?
Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.
Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?
Cyclosporine has 89 labeled pairs on file vs Bempedoic Acid's 7. In the minor band specifically: Cyclosporine has 60 (also Adalimumab, Amiodarone, Amlodipine, Anidulafungin); Bempedoic Acid has 3 (also Ezetimibe, Cholestyramine).
What mechanism field is on file for Cyclosporine and Bempedoic Acid?
Taking these two medicines together causes the levels of both drugs to rise in your blood.
Cyclosporine carries more major-labeled pairs than Bempedoic Acid
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Cyclosporine (Calcineurin Inhibitor (Immunosuppressant)); Bempedoic Acid (ACL Inhibitor).
Cyclosporine has 5 major-labeled pairs vs Bempedoic Acid's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.
5 major · 24 moderate · 60 minor · 89 total
- Other minor peers for Cyclosporine
- Adalimumab
- Amiodarone
- Amlodipine
- Anidulafungin
0 major · 4 moderate · 3 minor · 7 total
- Other minor peers for Bempedoic Acid
- Ezetimibe
- Cholestyramine
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.