Drug interactions
Amlodipine-olmesartan + Torsemide
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Torsemide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Torsemide is a loop diuretic that lowers blood pressure and promotes potassium loss, while olmesartan tends to retain potassium. The two blood pressure effects add together, and volume depletion with an ARB can cause first-dose hypotension or a decline in renal function.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Torsemide 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; Torsemide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive antihypertensive effect, with opposing effects on potassium handling and diuretic-induced volume depletion that increases ARB-related renal sensitivity.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, serum potassium and creatinine after initiation or dose changes. Consider reducing the diuretic dose if symptomatic hypotension or volume depletion 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-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 Torsemide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-olmesartan with Torsemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-olmesartan and Torsemide 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. Torsemide is a loop diuretic that lowers blood pressure and promotes potassium loss, while olmesartan tends to retain potassium. The two blood pressure effects add together, and volume depletion with an ARB can cause first-dose hypotension or a decline in renal function.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-olmesartan and Torsemide?
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, serum potassium and creatinine after initiation or dose changes. Consider reducing the diuretic dose if symptomatic hypotension or volume depletion develops.
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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