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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Darunavir and felodipine

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

Check it at the source: the darunavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 29, 2025, Janssen Products LP); the felodipine FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 11, 2026, Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.).

What does the darunavir label say about felodipine?

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

What does the felodipine label say about darunavir?

Felodipine's label (effective August 11, 2026) does 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 (FELODIPINE), Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc., effective August 11, 2026 (SPL set 0bef7cf2-012b-4804-ac93-0a8b333035db), 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

13Darunavir generic labelers
14Felodipine generic labelers
DarunavirFelodipine
Labeled forHIVHigh blood pressure
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.16 per tablet 600 mg tablet$0.123 per tablet 5 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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