Drug interactions
Bumetanide + Candesartan
Severity: Moderate
Bumetanide and Candesartan: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bumetanide promotes potassium loss while candesartan reduces it, so net potassium change varies. The combination may cause excessive hypotension and reduced renal function in volume-depleted patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bumetanide and Candesartan 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.
Bumetanide belongs to Cardiovascular; Candesartan belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Opposing renal potassium effects plus additive hemodynamic effects of diuresis and angiotensin receptor blockade.
What to do
Monitor potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after initiation or dose changes. Reduce bumetanide if hypotension or renal impairment 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 Bumetanide
Other interactions of Candesartan
- Aliskiren + Candesartan Contraindicated
- Candesartan + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Candesartan Major
- Amiloride + Candesartan Major
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Candesartan Major
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Candesartan Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bumetanide with Candesartan?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bumetanide and Candesartan 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. Bumetanide promotes potassium loss while candesartan reduces it, so net potassium change varies. The combination may cause excessive hypotension and reduced renal function in volume-depleted patients.
How serious is the interaction between Bumetanide and Candesartan?
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 potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after initiation or dose changes. Reduce bumetanide if hypotension or renal impairment occurs.
What other medicines interact with Bumetanide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Bumetanide with, for example, Amifostine, Amikacin, Captopril-hydrochlorothiazide. The full list is on the Bumetanide page.
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