Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Carbamazepine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Carbamazepine.

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Carbamazepine have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Carbamazepine. 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

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

NS5B/NS5A Inhibitor (HCV)

Drug B

Carbamazepine

Anticonvulsant

How They Interact

Carbamazepine can cause your body to break down this medicine too quickly, which makes the treatment less effective at fighting the virus.

FDA Label Information

John's wort, carbamazepine): May decrease concentrations of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and/or voxilaprevir. John's wort, carbamazepine) may significantly decrease plasma concentrations of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and/or voxilaprevir leading to reduced therapeutic effect of VOSEVI. Anticonvulsants: carbamazepine phenytoin phenobarbital ↓ sofosbuvir ↓ velpatasvir ↓ voxilaprevir Coadministration is not recommended.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir + Carbamazepine?

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?

Carbamazepine has 129 labeled pairs on file vs Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir's 33. In the moderate band specifically: Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir has 10 (also Pravastatin, Methotrexate, Cyclosporine, Amiodarone); Carbamazepine has 16 (also Lithium, Apixaban, Desmopressin, Dronedarone).

What mechanism field is on file for Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Carbamazepine?

Carbamazepine can cause your body to break down this medicine too quickly, which makes the treatment less effective at fighting the virus.

Carbamazepine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (NS5B/NS5A Inhibitor (HCV)); Carbamazepine (Anticonvulsant).

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

3 major · 10 moderate · 20 minor · 33 total

Carbamazepine

3 major · 16 moderate · 110 minor · 129 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.