Rifabutin (RFB) is administered for treatment of tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex infection, including use for patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).Plasma exposure to RFB and dAc-RFB, both substrates of CYP3A4, has been increased significantly by coadministration with CYP3A4 inhibitors, including HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) (1, 5), which has the potential to increase the risk of RFB-associated adverse events, including neutropenia and uveitis (Mycobutin product information, February 2002). Concomitant administration of amprenavir (APV) (1,200 mg twice a day [BID]) and RFB (300 mg once per day [QD]) for 10 days increased plasma RFB AUC from 0 to 24 h (AUC 0-24 ) and maximum concentration (C max ) 2.9-and 2.2-fold, respectively, and increased plasma dAc-RFB AUC 0-24 , C max , and minimum concentration 13.3-, 7.4-, and 32.9-fold, respectively, relative to those of RFB (300 mg once a day [QD]) alone; a 50% reduction in the RFB dose was recommended for the combination of RFB and unboosted APV (5). Similarly, coadministration of lopinavir (LPV)-ritonavir (RTV) (400/100 mg BID) and a 50%-reduced RFB dose (150 mg QD) for 10 days increased plasma RFB AUC 0-24 and C max 3.0-and 4.9-fold, respectively, increased the plasma dAc-RFB AUC 0-24 , C max , and minimum concentration 47.5-, 23.6-and 94.9-fold, respectively, and increased the total antimycobacterial AUC 0-24 5.7-fold relative to those of RFB (300 mg QD) alone (Kaletra [lopinavir-ritonavir] product information, January 2006). A reduction in the RFB dosage of at least 75% is recommended during coadministration with LPV-RTV (Kaletra product information, January 2006). Also an inducer of CYP3A4, RFB (300 mg QD) has been associated with a 34% reduction in indinavir AUC (3) and a 15% reduction in APV AUC (5), which increases the risk to patients for subtherapeutic antiretroviral treatment; however, LPV AUC was unchanged following administration of LPV-RTV (400/100 mg BID) with RFB (150 mg QD) (Kaletra product information, January 2006). Fosamprenavir (FPV) (Lexiva or Telzir), the phosphate ester prodrug of the HIV type 1 PI APV, is approved for the treatment of HIV infection in adults and can be administered with or without RTV (Lexiva [fosamprenavir calcium] product