What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Enzalutamide and rifapentine
Enzalutamide's FDA label (Xtandi) of May 25, 2021 names rifapentine in its drug interactions section; the rifapentine label PlainMeds reads does not name enzalutamide.
Check it at the source: the enzalutamide FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 28, 2026, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.); the rifapentine FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 6, 2026, sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC).
What does the enzalutamide label say about rifapentine?
Xtandi label (Astellas Pharma US, Inc., May 25, 2021), drug interactionsCo-administration of strong CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine) with XTANDI should be avoided if possible.
Source: FDA drug label (Xtandi, NDA213674), Astellas Pharma US, Inc., effective May 25, 2021 (SPL set 381cd215-78c9-4208-8595-7ae7a279b236), via openFDA
Source: FDA drug label (Xtandi), Astellas Pharma US, Inc., effective July 28, 2026 (SPL set b129fdc9-1d8e-425c-a5a9-8a2ed36dfbdf), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What does the rifapentine label say about enzalutamide?
Rifapentine's label (effective February 6, 2026) does not name enzalutamide in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (Priftin), sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, effective February 6, 2026 (SPL set 3a64fb70-b85e-43d9-8bcd-7e893f568ae1), 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
| Enzalutamide | Rifapentine | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | Prostate cancer | n/a |
| Boxed warning | No | No |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | n/a | $4.83 per tablet 150 mg tablet |
| Shortage now | No current entry | Resolved |
Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)
What next?
- Check more medicines together
- up to five at once