Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir

Rosuvastatin

Use with caution.

Available pharmaceutical opinion

Document made available to the pharmacist to communicate a drug interaction to the doctor.

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Mechanism

Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir may inhibit hepatic transports OATP1B1/B3 and BCRP and increase plasma concentration of Rosuvastatin.

Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir

Pharmacodynamic effects

Recommendations

Alternative solution(s)

Rosuvastatin

Pharmacodynamic effects

Possible increased risk of HMG CoA inhibitor toxicity.

Increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.

Recommendations

Use this combination with caution.

Start with a small dosage. Monitor closely for signs and symptoms of toxicity and adjust dosage as a function of efficacy and tolerance.

Canadian product monograph does not recommend more than 5 mg per day.

The US product monograph recommends instead a maximum dose of 10 mg daily.

Alternative solution(s)

Monitor

Symptoms of toxicity associated with hypolipidemic agents : gastrointestinal effects, fatigue and muscular weaknesses, myalgias, muscular cramps, myopathies, rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria leading to renal insufficiency.

Tests

CK

Lipidic profile

Pharmacokinetic parameters
Parameters
Reference number
# patients
HCV
Dose
Frequency
Cmax
AUC
Glecaprevir / Pibrentasvir
3373
11
-
400/120 mg
QD
 
 
Rosuvastatin
3373
11
-
5 mg
QD
+ 462% (5.6x)
+ 115% (2.2x)
Comment

Reference
  • 3373
    Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (Maviret), Abbvie, Québec, Canada, 30 octobre 2020.
  • 3419
    Kosloski M, Zhao W, Li H, Wang S, Valdes J et al. Drug-drug interactions of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir with pravastatin, rosuvastatin, or dabigatran etexilate. 18th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of Antiviral Therapy. June 14-16, 2017, Chicago, USA, Abstract O_18.
  • 3377
    Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (Mavyret), Prescribing Information, Abbvie, IL USA, may 2020.