Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Rifampin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Rifampin.

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir and Rifampin have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir 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

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

NS5B/NS5A Inhibitor (HCV)

Drug B

Rifampin

Rifamycin Antibiotic

How They Interact

Rifampin causes your body to process the hepatitis C medicine too quickly, which lowers the amount of medicine in your blood.

FDA Label Information

Antimycobacterials: rifampin ↓ sofosbuvir ↓ velpatasvir ↑ voxilaprevir (single dose) ↓ voxilaprevir (multiple dose) Coadministration with rifampin is contraindicated [see Contraindications (4) ].

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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 Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir's 33. In the major band specifically: Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir has 3 (also Rosuvastatin, Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe); Rifampin has 8 (also Darunavir, Bictegravir, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir, Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir).

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

Rifampin causes your body to process the hepatitis C medicine too quickly, which lowers the amount of medicine in your blood.

Rifampin carries more major-labeled pairs than Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

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

Rifampin has 8 major-labeled pairs vs Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir's 3.

Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

3 major · 10 moderate · 20 minor · 33 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.