Does Atorvastatin Interact With Colchicine?
Other Potentially Significant Drug Interactions Concomitant Drug Class or Food Noted or Anticipated Outcome Clinical Comment HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin Pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic interaction: the addition of one drug to a stable long-term regimen of the other has resulted in myopathy and rhabdomyolysis (including a fatality) Weigh the potential benefits and risks and carefully monitor patients for any signs or symp…
Severity: Moderate
Severity basis: drug interactions section (keywords: monitor). Combining Atorvastatin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)) and Colchicine (Anti-gout agent) is classified as a moderate interaction.
What to Do
Use this combination with caution. Your prescriber may monitor you more closely or adjust doses.
From the FDA Label
Other Potentially Significant Drug Interactions Concomitant Drug Class or Food Noted or Anticipated Outcome Clinical Comment HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin Pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic interaction: the addition of one drug to a stable long-term regimen of the other has resulted in myopathy and rhabdomyolysis (including a fatality) Weigh the potential benefits and risks and carefully monitor patients for any signs or symp…
Source: FDA structured product labeling (set_id 0f69b9c6-8c00-45e2-b950-34dc5ae62352).
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Other Atorvastatin Interactions
- Atorvastatin + Clarithromycin(major)
- Atorvastatin + Cyclosporine(major)
- Atorvastatin + Gemfibrozil(major)
- Atorvastatin + Digoxin(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Estradiol(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Itraconazole(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Phenytoin(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Rifampin(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Verapamil(moderate)
- Atorvastatin + Amiodarone(minor)
- Atorvastatin + Fluconazole(minor)
- Atorvastatin + Ketoconazole(minor)
- Atorvastatin + Warfarin(minor)
Other Colchicine Interactions
- Colchicine + Clarithromycin(contraindicated)
- Colchicine + Itraconazole(contraindicated)
- Colchicine + Cyclosporine(moderate)
- Colchicine + Fenofibrate(moderate)
- Colchicine + Gemfibrozil(moderate)
- Colchicine + Lovastatin(moderate)
- Colchicine + Pravastatin(moderate)
- Colchicine + Simvastatin(moderate)
- Colchicine + Allopurinol(minor)
- Colchicine + Azithromycin(minor)
- Colchicine + Digoxin(minor)
- Colchicine + Diltiazem(minor)
- Colchicine + Estradiol(minor)
- Colchicine + Ketoconazole(minor)
- Colchicine + Rosuvastatin(minor)
- Colchicine + Verapamil(minor)