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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Amlodipine and darunavir

Darunavir's FDA label of August 29, 2025 names amlodipine in its drug interactions section; the amlodipine labels PlainMeds reads (4) do not name darunavir. The darunavir label: “Clinical monitoring of patients is recommended.”

Check it at the source: the amlodipine FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 15, 2023, Viatris Specialty LLC); the darunavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 29, 2025, Janssen Products LP).

What does the amlodipine label say about darunavir?

Amlodipine's label (effective February 15, 2023) and its 3 other brand-application labels do not name darunavir in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Norvasc), Viatris Specialty LLC, effective February 15, 2023 (SPL set 7367289c-b0b0-466a-83e2-558e2985c29f), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the darunavir label say about amlodipine?

Darunavir label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class Drug Name Examples: Calcium Channel Blockers: amlodipine, diltiazem, felodipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, verapamil; Effect on Concentration of Darunavir Or Concomitant Drug: ↑ calcium channel blockers; Clinical Comment: Clinical monitoring of patients is recommended.

Source: FDA drug label (PREZISTA), Janssen Products LP, effective August 29, 2025 (SPL set 814301f9-c990-46a5-b481-2879a521a16f), 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

42Amlodipine generic labelers
13Darunavir generic labelers
AmlodipineDarunavir
Labeled forHigh blood pressure, Angina, Heart attack and coronary artery diseaseHIV
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0102 per tablet 5 mg tablet$1.16 per tablet 600 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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