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St. John's Wort and Voriconazole: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 4 records that name St. John's Wort and Voriconazole together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to St. John's Wort and Voriconazole. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

4 studies naming St. John's Wort and Voriconazole.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

Opposite effects of short-term and long-term St John's wort intake on voriconazole pharmacokinetics.

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2005 · PMID 16003289

Clinical TrialComparative StudyControlled Clinical Trial

“Coadministration of SJW leads to a short-term but clinically irrelevant increase followed by a prolonged extensive reduction in voriconazole exposure. SJW might put CYP2C19 wild-type individuals at highest risk for potential voriconazole treatment failure.”

Rengelshausen et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both St. John's Wort and Voriconazole in its title.

The influence of combination use of CYP450 inducers on the pharmacokinetics of voriconazole: a systematic review.

Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics · 2017 · PMID 28177134

Systematic ReviewHuman subjects

“To conclude, the combination use of high-dose efavirenz, high-dose ritonavir, St John's wort, rifampin, phenobarbital, or carbamazepine with voriconazole is contraindicated as instructed in the drug label. Low-dose efavirenz, low-dose ritonavir, rifabutin and phenytoin may be used together with voriconazole provided TDM and dose adjustment of voriconazole.”

Li et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names St. John's Wort and Voriconazole together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Understanding variability with voriconazole using a population pharmacokinetic approach: implications for optimal dosing.

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2014 · PMID 24554646

Meta-AnalysisHuman subjects

“Current dosing regimens for voriconazole result in subtherapeutic exposure in many patients without CYP2C19 LoF alleles, suggesting the need for higher doses, whereas these regimens result in supratherapeutic exposure in a high proportion of patients with reduced CYP2C19 activity. These findings support the essential role of therapeutic drug monitoring in ensuring efficacious and safe voriconazole exposure.”

Dolton et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names St. John's Wort and Voriconazole together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Interactions between herbal medicines and prescribed drugs: an updated systematic review.

Drugs · 2009 · PMID 19719333

Systematic ReviewHuman subjects

“Numerous interactions between herbal medicines and conventional drugs have been documented. While the significance of many interactions is uncertain, several interactions, particularly those with St John's wort, may have serious clinical consequences.”

Izzo et al. · From the abstract

Names St. John's Wort and Voriconazole together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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