Drug interactions
Calcium carbonate + Clevidipine
Severity: Minor
Calcium carbonate and Clevidipine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Calcium can theoretically oppose the vasodilating effect of calcium channel blockers. With oral calcium carbonate at usual doses and intravenous clevidipine, a meaningful effect is unlikely, though high calcium levels could blunt the blood pressure response.
What this interaction means in plain words
Calcium carbonate and Clevidipine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Calcium carbonate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Clevidipine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism: raised extracellular calcium may counter the calcium channel blockade, though this is mostly theoretical.
What to do
No routine action is needed. Monitor blood pressure response to clevidipine, and check serum calcium if hypercalcemia is suspected or large calcium doses are given.
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 Calcium carbonate
Other interactions of Clevidipine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Calcium carbonate with Clevidipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Calcium carbonate and Clevidipine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Calcium can theoretically oppose the vasodilating effect of calcium channel blockers. With oral calcium carbonate at usual doses and intravenous clevidipine, a meaningful effect is unlikely, though high calcium levels could blunt the blood pressure response.
How serious is the interaction between Calcium carbonate and Clevidipine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No routine action is needed. Monitor blood pressure response to clevidipine, and check serum calcium if hypercalcemia is suspected or large calcium doses are given.
What other medicines interact with Calcium carbonate?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Calcium carbonate with, for example, Acalabrutinib, Alendronate, Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan. The full list is on the Calcium carbonate page.
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