Voriconazole and Rifampin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Voriconazole and Rifampin.

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

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Voriconazole 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

Voriconazole

Azole Antifungal

Drug B

Rifampin

Rifamycin Antibiotic

How They Interact

Rifampin causes your body to break down voriconazole much faster than normal. This makes the voriconazole level in your blood too low to effectively treat your infection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Voriconazole + 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 Voriconazole's 50. In the major band specifically: Voriconazole has 8 (also Norethindrone, Lurasidone, Pimozide, Ivabradine); Rifampin has 8 (also Darunavir, Bictegravir, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir, Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir).

What mechanism field is on file for Voriconazole and Rifampin?

Rifampin causes your body to break down voriconazole much faster than normal. This makes the voriconazole level in your blood too low to effectively treat your infection.

Rifampin's labeled portfolio outnumbers Voriconazole

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Voriconazole (Azole Antifungal); Rifampin (Rifamycin Antibiotic).

Voriconazole

8 major · 9 moderate · 33 minor · 50 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.