Drug interactions
Amlodipine-atorvastatin + Levodopa
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-atorvastatin and Levodopa: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Levodopa can cause orthostatic hypotension, and amlodipine adds to blood pressure lowering. Patients may experience dizziness or falls, especially when starting or increasing doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-atorvastatin and Levodopa 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-atorvastatin belongs to Cardiovascular; Levodopa belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic hypotensive effects of dopaminergic vasodilation and calcium channel blockade.
What to do
Monitor supine and standing blood pressure. Reduce the antihypertensive dose if orthostatic symptoms occur.
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-atorvastatin
Other interactions of Levodopa
- Isocarboxazid + Levodopa Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Phenelzine (nonselective MAOI) Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Levodopa Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-atorvastatin with Levodopa?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-atorvastatin and Levodopa 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. Levodopa can cause orthostatic hypotension, and amlodipine adds to blood pressure lowering. Patients may experience dizziness or falls, especially when starting or increasing doses.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-atorvastatin and Levodopa?
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 supine and standing blood pressure. Reduce the antihypertensive dose if orthostatic symptoms occur.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine-atorvastatin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine-atorvastatin with, for example, Amifostine, Apalutamide, Atazanavir. The full list is on the Amlodipine-atorvastatin page.
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