Drug interactions
Amlodipine-valsartan + Penbutolol
Severity: Moderate
Amlodipine-valsartan and Penbutolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Beta-blockers combined with amlodipine and valsartan produce additive blood pressure lowering, which is often intended but can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Beta-blockers can also slightly raise potassium, which adds to the effect of valsartan.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amlodipine-valsartan and Penbutolol 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 of beta-blockade, calcium channel blockade and angiotensin receptor blockade, with a minor additive effect on serum potassium.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate, and check serum potassium periodically, especially in renal impairment. Adjust doses if symptomatic hypotension or bradycardia 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 Penbutolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amlodipine-valsartan and Penbutolol 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. Beta-blockers combined with amlodipine and valsartan produce additive blood pressure lowering, which is often intended but can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Beta-blockers can also slightly raise potassium, which adds to the effect of valsartan.
How serious is the interaction between Amlodipine-valsartan and Penbutolol?
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, and check serum potassium periodically, especially in renal impairment. Adjust doses if symptomatic hypotension or bradycardia 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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