Drug interactions
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Canagliflozin
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Canagliflozin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Canagliflozin causes osmotic diuresis and a modest fall in blood pressure, and the triple combination already contains a thiazide and an angiotensin receptor blocker. Together they raise the risk of volume depletion, hypotension and acute kidney injury, especially in older or renally impaired patients. The legacy concern about potassium is not the main issue.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Canagliflozin 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; Canagliflozin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive diuretic and blood pressure-lowering effects, with ARB-related reduction of glomerular pressure compounding volume-depletion-related renal risk.
What to do
Assess volume status and blood pressure before starting canagliflozin and consider reducing the diuretic dose if the patient is volume depleted. Monitor renal function, electrolytes and orthostatic symptoms after initiation.
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 Canagliflozin
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan with Canagliflozin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Canagliflozin 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. Canagliflozin causes osmotic diuresis and a modest fall in blood pressure, and the triple combination already contains a thiazide and an angiotensin receptor blocker. Together they raise the risk of volume depletion, hypotension and acute kidney injury, especially in older or renally impaired patients. The legacy concern about potassium is not the main issue.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Canagliflozin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Assess volume status and blood pressure before starting canagliflozin and consider reducing the diuretic dose if the patient is volume depleted. Monitor renal function, electrolytes and orthostatic symptoms after initiation.
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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