Darunavir and Lovastatin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Darunavir and Lovastatin.

Darunavir and Lovastatin have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Darunavir and Lovastatin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Darunavir

HIV Protease Inhibitor

Drug B

Lovastatin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)

How They Interact

Darunavir raises the level of lovastatin in the blood, which can lead to severe muscle breakdown.

FDA Label Information

Lipid Modifying Agents: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: lovastatin, simvastatin ↑ lovastatin ↑ simvastatin Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious reactions such as myopathy including rhabdomyolysis.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Darunavir + Lovastatin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Darunavir has 101 labeled pairs on file vs Lovastatin's 30. In the major band specifically: Darunavir has 15 (also Sildenafil, Lurasidone, Pimozide, Midazolam); Lovastatin has 2 (also Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir).

What mechanism field is on file for Darunavir and Lovastatin?

Darunavir raises the level of lovastatin in the blood, which can lead to severe muscle breakdown.

Darunavir carries more major-labeled pairs than Lovastatin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Darunavir (HIV Protease Inhibitor); Lovastatin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)).

Darunavir has 15 major-labeled pairs vs Lovastatin's 2.

Darunavir

15 major · 16 moderate · 70 minor · 101 total

Lovastatin

2 major · 17 moderate · 11 minor · 30 total

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.