Drug interactions
Amlodipine + Dichlorphenamide
Severity: Minor
Amlodipine and Dichlorphenamide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Dichlorphenamide causes renal potassium loss and metabolic acidosis. Amlodipine does not lower serum potassium, so there is no real additive effect on potassium and no meaningful interaction is established.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine and Dichlorphenamide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Amlodipine belongs to Cardiovascular; Dichlorphenamide belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
No established mechanism for an interaction; amlodipine does not lower serum potassium.
What to do
No specific action is needed. Monitor serum potassium and bicarbonate as routinely required for dichlorphenamide.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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- Activated Charcoal + Amlodipine Moderate
- Aldesleukin + Amlodipine Moderate
- Alfuzosin + Amlodipine Moderate
- Amlodipine + Apalutamide Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine with Dichlorphenamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Amlodipine and Dichlorphenamide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Dichlorphenamide causes renal potassium loss and metabolic acidosis. Amlodipine does not lower serum potassium, so there is no real additive effect on potassium and no meaningful interaction is established.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine and Dichlorphenamide?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No specific action is needed. Monitor serum potassium and bicarbonate as routinely required for dichlorphenamide.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine with, for example, Amifostine, Ombitasvir / paritaprevir / ritonavir and dasabuvir, Activated Charcoal. The full list is on the Amlodipine page.
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