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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Darunavir and imipramine

Darunavir's FDA label of August 29, 2025 names imipramine in its drug interactions section; the imipramine label PlainMeds reads does not name darunavir. The darunavir label: “Use a lower dose of the tricyclic antidepressants and trazodone due to potential increased adverse events such as nausea, dizziness, hypotension and syncope.”

Check it at the source: the darunavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 29, 2025, Janssen Products LP); the imipramine FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 11, 2026, Leading Pharma, LLC).

What does the darunavir label say about imipramine?

Darunavir label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class Drug Name Examples: amitriptyline, desipramine, imipramine, nortriptyline; Effect on Concentration of Darunavir Or Concomitant Drug: ↑ amitriptyline ↑ desipramine ↑ imipramine ↑ nortriptyline; Clinical Comment: Use a lower dose of the tricyclic antidepressants and trazodone due to potential increased adverse events such as nausea, dizziness, hypotension and syncope.

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 imipramine label say about darunavir?

Imipramine'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 (Imipramine Hydrochloride), Leading Pharma, LLC, effective August 11, 2026 (SPL set 490263ce-b4d2-428a-87da-fcd07f85499a), 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
14Imipramine generic labelers
DarunavirImipramine
Labeled forHIVDepression
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.16 per tablet 600 mg tablet$0.0698 per tablet 10 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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