Drug interactions
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Corticotropin
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Corticotropin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticotropin stimulates adrenal corticosteroid production, which promotes potassium loss and sodium retention. With hydrochlorothiazide this can worsen hypokalemia and reduce blood pressure control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Corticotropin 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; Corticotropin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive renal potassium wasting from thiazide and corticotropin-induced mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid effects.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium and blood pressure during therapy and supplement potassium if 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-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 Corticotropin
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan with Corticotropin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Corticotropin 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. Corticotropin stimulates adrenal corticosteroid production, which promotes potassium loss and sodium retention. With hydrochlorothiazide this can worsen hypokalemia and reduce blood pressure control.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan and Corticotropin?
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 serum potassium and blood pressure during therapy and supplement potassium if needed.
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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