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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Everolimus and ivacaftor/tezacaftor

Ivacaftor/tezacaftor's FDA label of August 21, 2026 names everolimus in its drug interactions section; the everolimus labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name ivacaftor/tezacaftor. The ivacaftor/tezacaftor label: “When used concomitantly with digoxin or other substrates of P-gp with a narrow therapeutic index such as cyclosporine, everolimus, sirolimus, and tacrolimus, caution and appropriate monitoring should be used.”

Check it at the source: the everolimus FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 1, 2026, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation); the ivacaftor/tezacaftor FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 21, 2026).

What does the everolimus label say about ivacaftor/tezacaftor?

Everolimus's label (effective June 1, 2026) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name ivacaftor/tezacaftor in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Afinitor), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, effective June 1, 2026 (SPL set 2150f73a-179b-4afc-b8ce-67c85cc72f04), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the ivacaftor/tezacaftor label say about everolimus?

Ivacaftor/tezacaftor label, drug interactions

When used concomitantly with digoxin or other substrates of P-gp with a narrow therapeutic index such as cyclosporine, everolimus, sirolimus, and tacrolimus, caution and appropriate monitoring should be used [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].

Source: FDA drug label (SYMDEKO), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, effective August 21, 2026 (SPL set 302ae804-37db-44fd-ac2f-3dbdeda9aa4b), 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

14Everolimus generic labelers
0Ivacaftor/tezacaftor generic labelers
EverolimusIvacaftor/tezacaftor
Labeled forBreast cancer, Seizures and epilepsy, Organ transplant rejectionn/a
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$26.32 per tablet 10 mg tabletn/a
Shortage nowA presentation being discontinuedNo 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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