Drug interactions
Amlodipine-valsartan + Celiprolol
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-valsartan and Celiprolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Celiprolol is a beta-blocker with mild vasodilating properties, and adding it to amlodipine-valsartan produces additive blood pressure reduction. This may be desired, but it can also cause hypotension or bradycardia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-valsartan and Celiprolol 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 beta-blockade, calcium channel blockade and angiotensin receptor blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when starting or titrating, and 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-valsartan
- Aliskiren + Amlodipine-valsartan Contraindicated
- Amlodipine-valsartan + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Aldesleukin + Amlodipine-valsartan Major
- Amifostine + Amlodipine-valsartan Major
- Amiloride + Amlodipine-valsartan Major
- Amlodipine-valsartan + Benazepril Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amlodipine-valsartan with Celiprolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-valsartan and Celiprolol 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. Celiprolol is a beta-blocker with mild vasodilating properties, and adding it to amlodipine-valsartan produces additive blood pressure reduction. This may be desired, but it can also cause hypotension or bradycardia.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-valsartan and Celiprolol?
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 and heart rate when starting or titrating, and reduce doses if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Amlodipine-valsartan?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amlodipine-valsartan with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Aldesleukin. The full list is on the Amlodipine-valsartan page.
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