Drug interactions
Bisoprolol + Telmisartan-amlodipine
Severity: Moderate
Bisoprolol and Telmisartan-amlodipine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bisoprolol combined with telmisartan and amlodipine produces additive blood pressure reduction and can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Potassium may rise slightly with beta-blockade and ARB therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bisoprolol 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.
Bisoprolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Telmisartan-amlodipine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic antihypertensive effects and beta-blocker effects on renin and potassium.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and serum potassium. Titrate doses gradually.
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 Bisoprolol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bisoprolol with Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bisoprolol 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. Bisoprolol combined with telmisartan and amlodipine produces additive blood pressure reduction and can cause hypotension or bradycardia. Potassium may rise slightly with beta-blockade and ARB therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Bisoprolol 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. Titrate doses gradually.
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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