Drug interactions
Betaxolol + Felodipine
Severity: Minor
Betaxolol and Felodipine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Felodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, and combining it with a beta-blocker is common and often useful in hypertension. Blood pressure lowering is additive, and occasionally hypotension or reflex-related effects occur.
What this interaction means in plain words
Betaxolol and Felodipine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Betaxolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Felodipine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Complementary antihypertensive effects from vasodilation and beta-blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure after starting or adjusting either drug. No routine dose change is needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Betaxolol
- Acebutolol + Betaxolol Major
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- Amiodarone + Betaxolol Major
- Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Betaxolol Major
- Atenolol + Betaxolol Major
Other interactions of Felodipine
- Felodipine + Itraconazole Contraindicated
- Aldesleukin + Felodipine Major
- Amifostine + Felodipine Major
- Apalutamide + Felodipine Major
- Atazanavir + Felodipine Major
- Carbamazepine + Felodipine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Betaxolol with Felodipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Betaxolol and Felodipine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Felodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, and combining it with a beta-blocker is common and often useful in hypertension. Blood pressure lowering is additive, and occasionally hypotension or reflex-related effects occur.
How serious is the interaction between Betaxolol and Felodipine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood pressure after starting or adjusting either drug. No routine dose change is needed.
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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