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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Etravirine and fluvastatin

Etravirine's FDA label of August 15, 2023 names fluvastatin in its drug interactions section; the fluvastatin labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name etravirine. The etravirine label: “Fluvastatin and pitavastatin are metabolized by CYP2C9 and co-administration with INTELENCE may result in higher plasma concentrations of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. …”

Check it at the source: the etravirine FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 15, 2023, Janssen Products LP); the fluvastatin FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 21, 2025, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.).

What does the etravirine label say about fluvastatin?

Etravirine label, drug interactions

Concomitant Drug Class/Drug Name: fluvastatin pitavastatin; Effect on Concentration of Etravirine or Concomitant Drug: ↑ fluvastatin ↑ pitavastatin; Clinical Comment: Fluvastatin and pitavastatin are metabolized by CYP2C9 and co-administration with INTELENCE may result in higher plasma concentrations of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Dose adjustments for these HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors may be necessary.

Source: FDA drug label (Intelence), Janssen Products LP, effective August 15, 2023 (SPL set 6a9cbc29-9f15-4b24-8d86-206b82887f3d), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the fluvastatin label say about etravirine?

Fluvastatin's label (effective April 21, 2025) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name etravirine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Fluvastatin), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., effective April 21, 2025 (SPL set aad8b373-0aec-4efb-8e61-3d8114b31127), 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

5Etravirine generic labelers
4Fluvastatin generic labelers
EtravirineFluvastatin
Labeled forHIVHigh cholesterol
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$9.94 per tablet 200 mg tablet$2.88 per tablet 80 mg tablet
Shortage nowA presentation being discontinuedA presentation being discontinued

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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