Drug interactions
Candesartan + Xipamide
Severity: Moderate
Candesartan and Xipamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Xipamide is a thiazide-like diuretic that lowers blood pressure and adds to the effect of candesartan. This is often intentional, but it can cause hypotension, volume depletion and reduced renal function, particularly at initiation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Candesartan and Xipamide 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.
Why it happens
Additive antihypertensive effect from diuresis and renin-angiotensin system blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes after starting or changing doses. Consider starting with lower doses in volume-depleted or elderly patients.
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 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 Candesartan with Xipamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Candesartan and Xipamide 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. Xipamide is a thiazide-like diuretic that lowers blood pressure and adds to the effect of candesartan. This is often intentional, but it can cause hypotension, volume depletion and reduced renal function, particularly at initiation.
How serious is the interaction between Candesartan and Xipamide?
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, renal function and electrolytes after starting or changing doses. Consider starting with lower doses in volume-depleted or elderly patients.
What other medicines interact with Candesartan?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Candesartan with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Amifostine. The full list is on the Candesartan page.
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