Drug interactions
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Atenolol
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Atenolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Atenolol adds to the blood pressure lowering of the triple combination and can cause bradycardia, fatigue or hypotension. Thiazides may also impair glucose tolerance and mask hypoglycemia symptoms in combination with beta-blockers.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Atenolol 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-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan belongs to Cardiovascular; Atenolol belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive antihypertensive pharmacodynamic effects of beta-blockade with calcium channel blockade, ARB and diuretic.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and glucose in diabetic patients. Adjust doses if symptomatic hypotension or bradycardia occurs.
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-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan
- Aliskiren + Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan Contraindicated
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Aceclofenac + Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan Major
- Aldesleukin + Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan Major
- Amifostine + Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan Major
Other interactions of Atenolol
- Amifostine + Atenolol Major
- Amiodarone + Atenolol Major
- Atenolol + Atenolol-chlorthalidone Major
- Atenolol + Betaxolol Major
- Atenolol + Bisoprolol Major
- Atenolol + Carvedilol Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan with Atenolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Atenolol 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. Atenolol adds to the blood pressure lowering of the triple combination and can cause bradycardia, fatigue or hypotension. Thiazides may also impair glucose tolerance and mask hypoglycemia symptoms in combination with beta-blockers.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Atenolol?
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 glucose in diabetic patients. Adjust doses if symptomatic hypotension or bradycardia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan with, for example, Aliskiren, Dofetilide, Sparsentan. The full list is on the Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan page.
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