Griseofulvin and Cyclosporine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Griseofulvin and Cyclosporine.

Griseofulvin and Cyclosporine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Griseofulvin and Cyclosporine. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Griseofulvin

Antifungal

Drug B

Cyclosporine

Calcineurin Inhibitor (Immunosuppressant)

How They Interact

Griseofulvin lowers the amount of cyclosporine in your blood, which can make the medicine work less well.

FDA Label Information

Cyclosporine levels may be reduced when administered concomitantly with griseofulvin, resulting in a decrease in the pharmacologic effects of cyclosporine.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Griseofulvin + Cyclosporine?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Cyclosporine has 89 labeled pairs on file vs Griseofulvin's 12. In the minor band specifically: Griseofulvin has 12 (also Warfarin, Drospirenone, Estradiol, Ethinyl Estradiol); Cyclosporine has 60 (also Adalimumab, Amiodarone, Amlodipine, Anidulafungin).

What mechanism field is on file for Griseofulvin and Cyclosporine?

Griseofulvin lowers the amount of cyclosporine in your blood, which can make the medicine work less well.

Cyclosporine carries more major-labeled pairs than Griseofulvin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Griseofulvin (Antifungal); Cyclosporine (Calcineurin Inhibitor (Immunosuppressant)).

Cyclosporine has 5 major-labeled pairs vs Griseofulvin's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Griseofulvin

0 major · 0 moderate · 12 minor · 12 total

Cyclosporine

5 major · 24 moderate · 60 minor · 89 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.