Drug interactions
Calcium carbonate + Torsemide
Severity: Minor
Calcium carbonate and Torsemide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Loop diuretics such as torsemide increase urinary calcium loss, which may modestly reduce serum calcium and partly counter calcium supplementation. This is rarely clinically significant and is sometimes used deliberately to treat hypercalcemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Calcium carbonate and Torsemide 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; Torsemide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Inhibition of the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter in the loop of Henle reduces paracellular calcium reabsorption and increases calciuria.
What to do
Monitor serum calcium periodically in patients on long-term loop diuretics and supplements.
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 Torsemide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Calcium carbonate with Torsemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Calcium carbonate and Torsemide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Loop diuretics such as torsemide increase urinary calcium loss, which may modestly reduce serum calcium and partly counter calcium supplementation. This is rarely clinically significant and is sometimes used deliberately to treat hypercalcemia.
How serious is the interaction between Calcium carbonate and Torsemide?
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 serum calcium periodically in patients on long-term loop diuretics and supplements.
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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