Pravastatin and Efavirenz Interaction

Drug interaction information between Pravastatin and Efavirenz.

Pravastatin and Efavirenz have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Pravastatin and Efavirenz. 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

Pravastatin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)

Drug B

Efavirenz

NNRTI / NRTI Combination

How They Interact

Efavirenz can lower the amount of this cholesterol medicine in your blood, which might make it work less effectively.

FDA Label Information

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: Atorvastatin Pravastatin Simvastatin ↓ atorvastatin * ↓ pravastatin * ↓ simvastatin * Plasma concentrations of atorvastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin decreased.

Pravastatin Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Pravastatin + Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir?

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?

Efavirenz has 32 labeled pairs on file vs Pravastatin's 16. In the minor band specifically: Pravastatin has 7 (also Azithromycin, Darunavir, Diltiazem, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir); Efavirenz has 29 (also Atorvastatin, Sertraline, Bupropion, Simvastatin).

What mechanism field is on file for Pravastatin and Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir?

Efavirenz can lower the amount of this cholesterol medicine in your blood, which might make it work less effectively.

Efavirenz's labeled portfolio outnumbers Pravastatin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Pravastatin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)); Efavirenz (NNRTI / NRTI Combination).

Pravastatin

0 major · 9 moderate · 7 minor · 16 total

Efavirenz

0 major · 3 moderate · 29 minor · 32 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.