Lansoprazole and Rifampin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Lansoprazole and Rifampin.

Lansoprazole and Rifampin have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Lansoprazole and Rifampin. 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

Lansoprazole

Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Drug B

Rifampin

Rifamycin Antibiotic

How They Interact

Rifampin causes the body to break down lansoprazole too quickly, which makes the medicine less effective.

FDA Label Information

Clinically Relevant Interactions Affecting Lansoprazole Delayed Release Capsules When CoAdministered with Other Drugs CYP2C19 OR CYP3A4 Inducers Clinical Impact: Decreased exposure of lansoprazole when used concomitantly with strong inducers [ see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] Intervention : St John’s Wort, rifampin : Avoid concomitant use with Lansoprazole.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Lansoprazole + Rifampin?

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

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

Rifampin has 137 labeled pairs on file vs Lansoprazole's 14. In the moderate band specifically: Lansoprazole has 2 (also Tacrolimus Topical); Rifampin has 26 (also Doxycycline, Probenecid, Theophylline, Apixaban).

What mechanism field is on file for Lansoprazole and Rifampin?

Rifampin causes the body to break down lansoprazole too quickly, which makes the medicine less effective.

Rifampin carries more major-labeled pairs than Lansoprazole

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Lansoprazole (Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)); Rifampin (Rifamycin Antibiotic).

Rifampin has 8 major-labeled pairs vs Lansoprazole's 2. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Lansoprazole

2 major · 2 moderate · 10 minor · 14 total

Rifampin

8 major · 26 moderate · 103 minor · 137 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.