Drug interactions
Amlodipine-olmesartan + Xipamide
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Xipamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Xipamide is a thiazide-like diuretic and adds to the blood pressure lowering of amlodipine and olmesartan. Hypotension, volume depletion and renal function changes may occur, particularly at initiation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-olmesartan and Xipamide 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.
Why it happens
Additive antihypertensive effects through diuresis, RAAS blockade and vasodilation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes after starting or increasing the diuretic. Reduce doses if symptomatic hypotension 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-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
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-olmesartan with Xipamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-olmesartan and Xipamide 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. Xipamide is a thiazide-like diuretic and adds to the blood pressure lowering of amlodipine and olmesartan. Hypotension, volume depletion and renal function changes may occur, particularly at initiation.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-olmesartan and Xipamide?
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, renal function and electrolytes after starting or increasing the diuretic. Reduce doses if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
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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