Drug interactions
Amlodipine + Methylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine and Methylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methylphenidate can raise blood pressure and heart rate, which may offset the effect of amlodipine. Control of hypertension may be less reliable while stimulant therapy is ongoing.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine and Methylphenidate can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Amlodipine belongs to Cardiovascular; Methylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Sympathomimetic pressor effect of methylphenidate opposes the vasodilation produced by amlodipine.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate at initiation and with dose changes of methylphenidate. Adjust antihypertensive therapy as needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Amlodipine
- Amifostine + Amlodipine Major
- Amlodipine + Ombitasvir / paritaprevir / ritonavir and dasabuvir Major
- Activated Charcoal + Amlodipine Moderate
- Aldesleukin + Amlodipine Moderate
- Alfuzosin + Amlodipine Moderate
- Amlodipine + Apalutamide Moderate
Other interactions of Methylphenidate
- Isocarboxazid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine with Methylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine and Methylphenidate can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Methylphenidate can raise blood pressure and heart rate, which may offset the effect of amlodipine. Control of hypertension may be less reliable while stimulant therapy is ongoing.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine and Methylphenidate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood pressure and heart rate at initiation and with dose changes of methylphenidate. Adjust antihypertensive therapy as needed.
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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