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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 9.
Published in final edited form as: Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2020 Dec;17(6):589–600. doi: 10.1007/s11904-020-00529-8

Table 2.

Tuberculosis drugs and compatibility with antiretroviral therapy [6, 47]

Compatible ART Supporting evidence
Isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol Any
Rifampicin (daily 10 mg/kg) (e.g., 4R, 3HR, RHZE) Any NRTI (FTC, likely TAF) RIFT—No effect of RIF on emtricitabine; TAF exposure reduced but intracellular tenofovir-DP concentrations remained over × 4 higher than with TDF [48]
EFV 600 mg daily (plus TDF/FTC) STRIDE—Slightly higher EFV exposures with RIF, therefore no weight-based EFV adjustment needed [49]
EFV 400 mg daily (with HR) Among patients with HIV administered 12 weeks of HR, EFV exposures were not significantly affected [50]
DTG 50 mg twice daily INSPIRING—Among patients with HIV receiving HRZE, twice daily DTG safe and effective [51]
RAL 800 mg twice daily Reflate TB—Standard RAL dosing (400 mg twice daily) saw only small reduction in exposures (31%) but given concern about narrow RAL therapeutic window concluded that 800 mg twice daily dosing likely preferred [52]
Rifapentine (weekly 900 mg) (e.g., 3HP) EFV 600 mg daily (plus FTC, TDF) Rpt for 3 weeks in patients with HIV on Atripla showed no significant effect on any ART component [53]
DTG 50 mg daily Though serious hypersensitivity reaction seen in health volunteer study of DTG plus once weekly ENH-Rpt [54], this was not seen in patients with HIV (DOLPHIN). 3HP increased DTG clearance but not enough to require dose adjustment [55]
RAL 400 mg twice daily Among healthy volunteers, receiving RAL plus Rpt 900 mg once weekly for 3 weeks, RAL exposures significantly increased but were well-tolerated [56]
Rifapentine (daily 450 or 600 mg) (e.g., 1HP) EFV 600 mg daily BRIEF-TB—No meaningful reduction in EFV concentrations or virologic suppression [57]
Rifapentine high dose (1200 mg daily) (e.g., Rpt-HZE) EFV 600 mg daily Per recent presentation from TBTC 31/ACTG 5349, only slight reduction in EFV clearance, no effect on virologic suppression, no need for dose adjustment [58]
Bedaquiline (e.g., BPaL) Nevirapine Healthy volunteer study of BDQ plus nevirapine or LPV/r showed no significant effect of or on NVP PK, but LPV/r decreased clearance of BDQ and M2 metabolite by 3% and 58%, raising concerns about co-administration [59] Confirmed in patients with HIV and drug-resistant TB, suggesting dose reduction of BDQ may be necessary with LPV/r [60]
(EFV 600 mg daily) Healthy volunteers received daily EFV followed by single dose BDQ 400 without significant impact on BDQ exposures [61], however subsequent modeling suggested 50% reduction in BDQ exposures with EFV [62]
Pretomanid (e.g., BPaL) EFV Pretomanid AUC minimally reduced (35%) [63]
LPV/r Pretomanid AUC minimally reduced (17%) [63]