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Elvitegravir / Cobicistat

Lovastatin

Contraindicated.

No pharmaceutical opinion available for this interaction.

Mechanism

Elvitegravir / Cobicistat can inhibit the metabolism (CYP 3A4) and increase the plasma concentration of Lovastatin.

Elvitegravir / Cobicistat

Pharmacodynamic effects

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Recommendations

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Alternative solution(s)

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Lovastatin

Pharmacodynamic effects

Possible increased risk of HMG CoA inhibitor toxicity.

Increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.

Recommendations

Choose an alternative.

Alternative solution(s)

See atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and pravastatin.

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

AST

ALT

CK

Myoglobin

Pharmacokinetic parameters

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Comment

Due to the significant first-pass effect of lovastatin and simvastatin in the liver via CYP3A4, coadministration of these drugs with PIs is contraindicated. Cases of rhabdomyolysis have been reported.

A pharmacokinetic study with simvastatin 40 mg QD and saquinavir/ritonavir 400/400 mg BID demonstrated a 30-fold increase in simvastatin AUC.

Reference
  • 2570
    Elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir (Stribild), Gilead, Ontario, Canada, 17 septembre 2018.
  • 3281
    Elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (Genvoya), Gilead, Ontario, Canada, 6 août 2021.