Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe and Cyclosporine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe and Cyclosporine.

Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe and Cyclosporine have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe 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

Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe

Statin / Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor

Drug B

Cyclosporine

Calcineurin Inhibitor (Immunosuppressant)

How They Interact

Cyclosporine causes rosuvastatin levels to rise significantly, which increases the danger of severe muscle damage.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe + Cyclosporine?

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?

Cyclosporine has 89 labeled pairs on file vs Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe's 12. In the moderate band specifically: Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe has 7 (also Rosuvastatin, Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir, Colchicine, Gemfibrozil); Cyclosporine has 24 (also Aliskiren, Allopurinol, Amiloride, Amlodipine/Valsartan).

What mechanism field is on file for Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe and Cyclosporine?

Cyclosporine causes rosuvastatin levels to rise significantly, which increases the danger of severe muscle damage.

Cyclosporine carries more major-labeled pairs than Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe (Statin / Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor); Cyclosporine (Calcineurin Inhibitor (Immunosuppressant)).

Cyclosporine has 5 major-labeled pairs vs Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe's 3. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe

3 major · 7 moderate · 2 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.