Drug interactions
Atenolol + Telmisartan-amlodipine
Severity: Moderate
Atenolol and Telmisartan-amlodipine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Atenolol with telmisartan and amlodipine gives additive blood pressure lowering, which is often intended but can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Beta-blockers can also slightly raise potassium, adding to ARB effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atenolol and Telmisartan-amlodipine 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.
Atenolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Telmisartan-amlodipine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic antihypertensive effects, with beta-blockade reducing renin and potassium uptake.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and serum potassium when combining. 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 Telmisartan-amlodipine
- Aliskiren + Telmisartan-amlodipine Contraindicated
- Sparsentan + Telmisartan-amlodipine Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Amiloride + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Benazepril + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Candesartan + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
Other interactions of Atenolol
- Amifostine + Atenolol Major
- Amiodarone + Atenolol Major
- Atenolol + Atenolol-chlorthalidone Major
- Atenolol + Betaxolol Major
- Atenolol + Bisoprolol Major
- Atenolol + Carvedilol Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Atenolol with Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Atenolol and Telmisartan-amlodipine 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. Atenolol with telmisartan and amlodipine gives additive blood pressure lowering, which is often intended but can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Beta-blockers can also slightly raise potassium, adding to ARB effects.
How serious is the interaction between Atenolol and Telmisartan-amlodipine?
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, heart rate and serum potassium when combining. Adjust doses if symptomatic hypotension or bradycardia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Telmisartan-amlodipine with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Amifostine. The full list is on the Telmisartan-amlodipine page.
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