TABLE 1.
Drug class/drug name | Interaction effect | Recommendation for administration with maribavir |
---|---|---|
Antiarrhythmics | ||
Digoxin | Increased digoxin concnc | Co-administer with maribavir with caution. Monitor digoxin levels while on maribavir treatment |
Antiepileptics | ||
Carbemazepine | Decreased maribavir concn | Increase maribavir dose to 800 mg twice daily |
Phenytoin | Decreased maribavir concn | Increase maribavir dose to 1,200 mg twice daily |
Phenobarbital | Decreased maribavir concn | Increase maribavir dose to 1,200 mg twice daily |
Antimycobacterials | ||
Rifabutin | Decreased maribavir concn | Avoid co-administration with maribavir |
Rifampin | Decreased maribavir concn | Avoid co-administration with maribavir |
Antivirals | ||
Valganciclovir/ganciclovir | Antiviral antagonism | Avoid co-administration with maribavir |
HMG-CoA reductaseb inhibitors | ||
Rosuvastatin | Increased rosuvastatin concn | Monitor for adverse effects of rosuvastatin (ie. myopathy, rhabdomyolysis) |
Immunosuppressants | ||
Cyclosporine | Increased cyclosporine concn | Monitor immunosuppressant levels throughout maribavir treatment, especially following maribavir initiation and discontinuation |
Everolimus | Increased everolimus concn | |
Sirolimus | Increased sirolimus concn | |
Tacrolimus | Increased tacrolimus concn |
Adapted from Takeda Liventicity prescribing information (50).
β-Hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase.
concn, concentration.