Interaction Checker
Potential Interaction
Bictegravir/ Emtricitabine/Tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF)
Ursodeoxycholic acid
Quality of Evidence: Very Low
Summary:
Coadministration has not been studied. Bictegravir is equally metabolized by CYP3A4 and UGT1A1. Ursodeoxycholic acid is conjugated with glycine or taurine in the liver and secreted into bile. In vitro studies suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid is a CYP3A inducer. The literature reports the case of a patient on a stable ARV regimen of rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (25/200/25 mg once daily) who started treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (300 mg twice daily). One month after initiating this treatment, rilpivirine trough concentrations became undetectable. Rilpivirine was replaced by darunavir/cobicistat and ursodeoxycholic acid treatment was maintained. Of interest, ursodeoxycholic acid did not significantly alter darunavir/cobicistat concentrations as the strong CYP3A4 inhibitor cobicistat may compensate for the inducing effect. This case suggests that ursodeoxycholic acid has the potential to alter the exposure of antiretrovirals which are metabolized by CYP3A4 but have no inhibitory properties, such as bictegravir. Thus, until further data are available, we recommend that coadministration with bictegravir should be avoided due to the risk of virological failure. No effect is expected on emtricitabine or tenofovir alafenamide as they are not metabolized by CYP3A4.
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