What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Fluvastatin and glyburide
Fluvastatin's FDA label of April 21, 2025 names glyburide in its drug interactions section; the glyburide label PlainMeds reads does not name fluvastatin. The fluvastatin label: “Clinical impact; Concomitant administration of fluvastatin and glyburide increased glyburide exposures.”
Check it at the source: the fluvastatin FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 21, 2025, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.); the glyburide FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 1, 2021, TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Inc).
What does the fluvastatin label say about glyburide?
Fluvastatin label, drug interactionsCaution should be used when prescribing with fluvastatin ( 5.1 , 7.3 , 7.4 ) Glyburide: Monitor blood glucose levels when fluvastatin dose is changed ( 7 ) Phenytoin:
Fluvastatin Sodium Er label (Sandoz Inc, January 31, 2024), drug interactionsClinical impact; Concomitant administration of fluvastatin and glyburide increased glyburide exposures [see Clinical Pharmacology ()].
Source: FDA drug label (Fluvastatin Sodium Er, NDA021192), Sandoz Inc, effective January 31, 2024 (SPL set 5ab4296c-87c2-4c64-b218-d620eef51310), via openFDA
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
What does the glyburide label say about fluvastatin?
Glyburide's label (effective July 1, 2021) does not name fluvastatin in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (Glyburide), NDA017532 (Sanofi Aventis Us), as published by TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, effective July 1, 2021 (SPL set 50d16f1d-c814-4411-8749-62561321ecce), 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
| Fluvastatin | Glyburide | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | High cholesterol | Type 2 diabetes |
| Boxed warning | No | No |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | $2.88 per tablet 80 mg tablet | $0.0643 per tablet 5 mg tablet |
| Shortage now | A presentation being discontinued | A presentation being discontinued |
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