Lopinavir / ritonavir

Alfuzosin

Contraindicated.

No pharmaceutical opinion available for this interaction.

Mechanism

Lopinavir / ritonavir can decrease the hepatic metabolism (CYP 3A4) and increase the plasma concentration of Alfuzosin.

Lopinavir / ritonavir

Pharmacodynamic effects

Recommendations

Alternative solution(s)

Alfuzosin

Pharmacodynamic effects

Increased risk of orthostatic hypotension.

Recommendations

Contraindicated. Use alternative.

Alternative solution(s)

Tamsulosin 0.4 mg po QD or silodosin 4 mg po QD with close monitoring for signs of orthostatic hypotension. Terazosin, doxazosin and prazosin to start in small dose and adjust according to efficacy and patient tolerability.*

Monitor

Side effects of alfuzosin: dizziness, orthostatic hypotension and headaches.

Tests

Pharmacokinetic parameters

Comment

* Alternatives: flexibility of dosing with these agents and their metabolic pathways make safer choices. However, these alpha-blockers are not uroselective and may not be suitable for some patients.

Ref #2254 : The repeated administration of a 200 mg daily dose of ketoconazole, a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor, following a single dose of alfuzosin 10 mg not fasting for 7 days, increased alfuzosin Cmax and final AUC by 2.11 and 2.46-fold, respectively. No changes in other parameters, such as Tmax and T1/2, were observed. Repeated administration of ketoconazole 400 mg QD for 8 days increased the Cmax of alfuzosin by 2.3-fold, and the final AUC and the AUC by 3.2 and 3.0-fold, respectively.

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Reference
  • 2554
    Alfuzosin (Xatral), Sanofi-Aventis, Québec, Canada, 13 mars 2017.