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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Darunavir and quetiapine

Darunavir's FDA label of August 29, 2025 names quetiapine in its drug interactions section; the quetiapine labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name darunavir. The darunavir label: “Initiation of PREZISTA with ritonavir in patients taking quetiapine: Consider alternative antiretroviral therapy to avoid increases in quetiapine exposures. …”

Check it at the source: the darunavir FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 29, 2025, Janssen Products LP); the quetiapine FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 10, 2026, H2-Pharma, LLC).

What does the darunavir label say about quetiapine?

Darunavir label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class Drug Name Examples: quetiapine; Effect on Concentration of Darunavir Or Concomitant Drug: ↑ quetiapine; Clinical Comment: Initiation of PREZISTA with ritonavir in patients taking quetiapine: Consider alternative antiretroviral therapy to avoid increases in quetiapine exposures. If co-administration is necessary, reduce the quetiapine dose to 1/6 of the current dose and monitor for quetiapine-associated adverse reactions. Refer to the quetiapine prescribing information for recommendations on adverse reaction monitoring. …

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 quetiapine label say about darunavir?

Quetiapine's label (effective April 10, 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 (SEROQUEL), NDA020639 (Cheplapharm), as published by H2-Pharma, LLC, effective April 10, 2026 (SPL set 8ae62aaf-f8c5-417f-baac-0098369ca322), 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
48Quetiapine generic labelers
DarunavirQuetiapine
Labeled forHIVSchizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Depression
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$1.16 per tablet 600 mg tablet$0.127 per tablet 300 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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