Drug interactions
Betaxolol + Clevidipine
Severity: Moderate
Betaxolol and Clevidipine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs lower blood pressure, so combining them can produce additive hypotension. Beta-blockade may also blunt the reflex tachycardia normally seen with dihydropyridine vasodilation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Betaxolol and Clevidipine 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.
Betaxolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Clevidipine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive antihypertensive effects from beta-blockade and L-type calcium channel blockade.
What to do
Titrate clevidipine with continuous blood pressure and heart rate monitoring. Reduce the infusion rate or review betaxolol dosing if 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 Clevidipine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Betaxolol with Clevidipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Betaxolol and Clevidipine 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. Both drugs lower blood pressure, so combining them can produce additive hypotension. Beta-blockade may also blunt the reflex tachycardia normally seen with dihydropyridine vasodilation.
How serious is the interaction between Betaxolol and Clevidipine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate clevidipine with continuous blood pressure and heart rate monitoring. Reduce the infusion rate or review betaxolol dosing if hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Betaxolol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Betaxolol with, for example, Acebutolol, Aldesleukin, Amifostine. The full list is on the Betaxolol page.
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