Darunavir and Pimozide Interaction

Drug interaction information between Darunavir and Pimozide.

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

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Darunavir and Pimozide. 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

Pimozide

Typical Antipsychotic

How They Interact

Darunavir increases the level of pimozide in the body, which can cause the heart to beat in a dangerous way.

FDA Label Information

pimozide ↑ pimozide Co-administration is contraindicated due to potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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 Pimozide's 24. In the major band specifically: Darunavir has 15 (also Lovastatin, Sildenafil, Lurasidone, Midazolam); Pimozide has 12 (also Aprepitant, Citalopram, Clarithromycin, Escitalopram).

What mechanism field is on file for Darunavir and Pimozide?

Darunavir increases the level of pimozide in the body, which can cause the heart to beat in a dangerous way.

Darunavir carries more major-labeled pairs than Pimozide

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Darunavir (HIV Protease Inhibitor); Pimozide (Typical Antipsychotic).

Darunavir has 15 major-labeled pairs vs Pimozide's 12.

Darunavir

15 major · 16 moderate · 70 minor · 101 total

Pimozide

12 major · 0 moderate · 12 minor · 24 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.