Rifampin and Darunavir Interaction

Drug interaction information between Rifampin and Darunavir.

Rifampin and Darunavir have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Rifampin and Darunavir. 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

Rifampin

Rifamycin Antibiotic

Drug B

Darunavir

HIV Protease Inhibitor

How They Interact

Rifampin reduces the amount of darunavir in your body, which can prevent the medicine from controlling the virus.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. 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 Darunavir's 101. In the major band specifically: Rifampin has 8 (also Bictegravir, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir, Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir, Pitavastatin); Darunavir has 15 (also Lovastatin, Sildenafil, Lurasidone, Pimozide).

What mechanism field is on file for Rifampin and Darunavir?

Rifampin reduces the amount of darunavir in your body, which can prevent the medicine from controlling the virus.

Darunavir carries more major-labeled pairs than Rifampin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Rifampin (Rifamycin Antibiotic); Darunavir (HIV Protease Inhibitor).

Darunavir has 15 major-labeled pairs vs Rifampin's 8.

Rifampin

8 major · 26 moderate · 103 minor · 137 total

Darunavir

15 major · 16 moderate · 70 minor · 101 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.