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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Carvedilol and darunavir

Darunavir's FDA label of August 29, 2025 names carvedilol in its drug interactions section; the carvedilol labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name darunavir. The darunavir label: “Clinical monitoring of patients is recommended. A dose decrease may be needed for these drugs when co-administered with PREZISTA/ritonavir and a lower dose of the beta blocker should be considered.”

Check it at the source: the carvedilol FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 31, 2026, Waylis Therapeutics LLC); the darunavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 29, 2025, Janssen Products LP).

What does the carvedilol label say about darunavir?

Carvedilol's label (effective July 31, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label 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 (Coreg), Waylis Therapeutics LLC, effective July 31, 2026 (SPL set 07c619c6-4a0c-445e-94fa-664a54f68a39), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the darunavir label say about carvedilol?

Darunavir label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class Drug Name Examples: β-Blockers: e.g. carvedilol, metoprolol, timolol; Effect on Concentration of Darunavir Or Concomitant Drug: ↑ beta-blockers; Clinical Comment: Clinical monitoring of patients is recommended. A dose decrease may be needed for these drugs when co-administered with PREZISTA/ritonavir and a lower dose of the beta blocker should be considered.

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

41Carvedilol generic labelers
13Darunavir generic labelers
CarvedilolDarunavir
Labeled forHeart failure, High blood pressureHIV
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0179 per tablet 6.25 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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