Drug interactions
Amlodipine-olmesartan + Carbidopa
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Carbidopa: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbidopa is used with levodopa, and the levodopa combination can cause orthostatic hypotension. This may add to the effect of antihypertensives. Carbidopa alone has little direct blood pressure effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Carbidopa 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-olmesartan belongs to Cardiovascular; Carbidopa belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive hypotensive effect from levodopa-derived dopamine, enhanced by decarboxylase inhibition, together with antihypertensive vasodilation and RAS blockade.
What to do
Monitor standing and sitting blood pressure when starting or titrating levodopa-carbidopa and reduce antihypertensive dosing 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-olmesartan
- Aliskiren + Amlodipine-olmesartan Contraindicated
- Amlodipine-olmesartan + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Amlodipine-olmesartan Major
- Amiloride + Amlodipine-olmesartan Major
- Amlodipine-olmesartan + Benazepril Major
- Amlodipine-olmesartan + Captopril Major
Other interactions of Carbidopa
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-olmesartan with Carbidopa?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-olmesartan and Carbidopa 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. Carbidopa is used with levodopa, and the levodopa combination can cause orthostatic hypotension. This may add to the effect of antihypertensives. Carbidopa alone has little direct blood pressure effect.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-olmesartan and Carbidopa?
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 standing and sitting blood pressure when starting or titrating levodopa-carbidopa and reduce antihypertensive dosing if orthostatic symptoms occur.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine-olmesartan?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine-olmesartan with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Amifostine. The full list is on the Amlodipine-olmesartan page.
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