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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Fluvastatin and terbinafine

Terbinafine's FDA label of October 17, 2025 names fluvastatin in its drug interactions section; the fluvastatin labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name terbinafine.

Check it at the source: the fluvastatin FDA label on DailyMed (effective April 21, 2025, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.); the terbinafine FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 17, 2025, PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.).

What does the fluvastatin label say about terbinafine?

Fluvastatin's label (effective April 21, 2025) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name terbinafine in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Fluvastatin), Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., effective April 21, 2025 (SPL set aad8b373-0aec-4efb-8e61-3d8114b31127), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the terbinafine label say about fluvastatin?

Terbinafine label, drug interactions

In vitro studies with human liver microsomes showed that terbinafine does not inhibit the metabolism of tolbutamide, ethinylestradiol, ethoxycoumarin, cyclosporine, cisapride and fluvastatin.

Source: FDA drug label (Terbinafine Hydrochloride), PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective October 17, 2025 (SPL set 2df111dc-ecac-4161-9e22-38436eb37c1f), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

4Fluvastatin generic labelers
39Terbinafine generic labelers
FluvastatinTerbinafine
Labeled forHigh cholesterolFungal infections
Boxed warningNoNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$2.88 per tablet 80 mg tablet$0.143 per tablet 250 mg tablet
Shortage nowA presentation being discontinuedNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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