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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Drospirenone and griseofulvin

Drospirenone's FDA label of August 27, 2026 names griseofulvin in its drug interactions section; the griseofulvin label PlainMeds reads does not name drospirenone. The drospirenone label: “Some drugs or herbal products that may decrease the effectiveness of HCs include efavirenz, phenytoin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, bosentan, felbamate, griseofulvin, oxcarbazepine, rifampicin, rifabutin, rufinamide …”

Check it at the source: the drospirenone FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 27, 2026, Exeltis USA, Inc.); the griseofulvin FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 10, 2025).

What does the drospirenone label say about griseofulvin?

Drospirenone label, drug interactions

Some drugs or herbal products that may decrease the effectiveness of HCs include efavirenz, phenytoin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, bosentan, felbamate, griseofulvin, oxcarbazepine, rifampicin, rifabutin, rufinamide, aprepitant, and products containing St. John's wort.

Source: FDA drug label (SLYND), Exeltis USA, Inc., effective August 27, 2026 (SPL set db32bc55-f295-4d87-9dbb-0a2f45573dcf), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the griseofulvin label say about drospirenone?

Griseofulvin's label (effective December 10, 2025) does not name drospirenone in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Ultramicrosize Griseofulvin), Chartwell RX, LLC., effective December 10, 2025 (SPL set efb8a660-802c-4ca6-bbff-ad7b48b91aef), 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

0Drospirenone generic labelers
10Griseofulvin generic labelers
DrospirenoneGriseofulvin
Labeled forBirth controlFungal infections
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$6.61 per tablet 4 mg tablet$3.74 per tablet 250 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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