Drug interactions
Amlodipine-benazepril + Dronedarone
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-benazepril and Dronedarone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dronedarone inhibits CYP3A4 and may raise amlodipine exposure, causing hypotension or edema. Calcium channel blockers also have additive effects on conduction and dronedarone can cause bradycardia, although amlodipine has little nodal effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-benazepril and Dronedarone 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-benazepril belongs to Cardiovascular; Dronedarone belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Moderate CYP3A4 inhibition by dronedarone plus additive hemodynamic and conduction effects.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and ECG, and reduce the amlodipine dose if hypotension or edema develops.
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-benazepril
- Aliskiren + Amlodipine-benazepril Contraindicated
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Sacubitril / valsartan Contraindicated
- Aldesleukin + Amlodipine-benazepril Major
- Amifostine + Amlodipine-benazepril Major
- Amiloride + Amlodipine-benazepril Major
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Azilsartan Major
Other interactions of Dronedarone
- Adagrasib + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Arsenic trioxide + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Artemether / lumefantrine + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Atazanavir + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Azithromycin + Dronedarone Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-benazepril with Dronedarone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-benazepril and Dronedarone 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. Dronedarone inhibits CYP3A4 and may raise amlodipine exposure, causing hypotension or edema. Calcium channel blockers also have additive effects on conduction and dronedarone can cause bradycardia, although amlodipine has little nodal effect.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-benazepril and Dronedarone?
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, heart rate and ECG, and reduce the amlodipine dose if hypotension or edema develops.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine-benazepril?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine-benazepril with, for example, Aliskiren, Sacubitril / valsartan, Aldesleukin. The full list is on the Amlodipine-benazepril page.
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