Drug interactions
Azilsartan-chlorthalidone + Canagliflozin
Severity: Moderate
Azilsartan-chlorthalidone and Canagliflozin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Canagliflozin adds a diuretic and blood-pressure-lowering effect to the combination. Volume depletion, hypotension and acute kidney injury become more likely, especially in older or renally impaired patients. The legacy concern about hyperkalemia is minor; the main concern is volume depletion.
What this interaction means in plain words
Azilsartan-chlorthalidone and Canagliflozin 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.
Azilsartan-chlorthalidone belongs to Cardiovascular; Canagliflozin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
SGLT2 inhibition causes osmotic diuresis and natriuresis that adds to thiazide-like diuresis, while the ARB reduces renal compensatory efferent tone.
What to do
Assess volume status and renal function before and after starting canagliflozin, and monitor blood pressure and creatinine. Consider lowering the diuretic dose in patients at risk of volume depletion.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Azilsartan-chlorthalidone with Canagliflozin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Azilsartan-chlorthalidone and Canagliflozin 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. Canagliflozin adds a diuretic and blood-pressure-lowering effect to the combination. Volume depletion, hypotension and acute kidney injury become more likely, especially in older or renally impaired patients. The legacy concern about hyperkalemia is minor; the main concern is volume depletion.
How serious is the interaction between Azilsartan-chlorthalidone and Canagliflozin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Assess volume status and renal function before and after starting canagliflozin, and monitor blood pressure and creatinine. Consider lowering the diuretic dose in patients at risk of volume depletion.
What other medicines interact with Azilsartan-chlorthalidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Azilsartan-chlorthalidone with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Azilsartan-chlorthalidone page.
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