Drug interactions
Calcium gluconate + Esmolol
Severity: Moderate
Calcium gluconate and Esmolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Intravenous calcium gluconate can raise myocardial contractility and may partly reverse beta-blocker effects on blood pressure and cardiac output. This property is used in treating beta-blocker overdose. During esmolol therapy, the effect is usually transient.
What this interaction means in plain words
Calcium gluconate and Esmolol 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.
Calcium gluconate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Esmolol belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Increased extracellular calcium enhances myocardial contractility, opposing beta-blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when calcium gluconate is given and titrate esmolol as needed.
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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- Amiodarone + Esmolol Major
- Celiprolol + Esmolol Major
- Diltiazem + Esmolol Major
- Epinephrine racemic + Esmolol Major
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- Alendronate + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-atorvastatin + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Calcium gluconate Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Calcium gluconate with Esmolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Calcium gluconate and Esmolol 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. Intravenous calcium gluconate can raise myocardial contractility and may partly reverse beta-blocker effects on blood pressure and cardiac output. This property is used in treating beta-blocker overdose. During esmolol therapy, the effect is usually transient.
How serious is the interaction between Calcium gluconate and Esmolol?
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 and heart rate when calcium gluconate is given and titrate esmolol as needed.
What other medicines interact with Esmolol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Esmolol with, for example, Acebutolol, Amifostine, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Esmolol page.
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