Drug interactions
Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Prednisone
Severity: Moderate
Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide and Prednisone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both thiazide diuretics and systemic glucocorticoids promote potassium loss, so combined use can lead to additive hypokalemia. This matters most with prolonged or high-dose corticosteroid therapy and in patients with heart disease or on QT-prolonging drugs. The candesartan component may partly offset potassium loss.
What this interaction means in plain words
Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide and Prednisone 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.
Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide belongs to Cardiovascular; Prednisone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive renal potassium wasting from thiazide-induced distal sodium delivery and glucocorticoid mineralocorticoid activity.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium and magnesium during prolonged or high-dose steroid courses and replace as required.
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-hydrochlorothiazide
- Aliskiren + Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide Contraindicated
- Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Acemetacin + Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide Major
- Amifostine + Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide Major
- Amiloride + Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide Major
Other interactions of Prednisone
- Bcg vaccine live + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Measles vaccine + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Mifepristone + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Prednisone + Radium-223 dichloride Contraindicated
- Prednisone + Smallpox vaccine live Contraindicated
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Prednisone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide with Prednisone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide and Prednisone 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. Both thiazide diuretics and systemic glucocorticoids promote potassium loss, so combined use can lead to additive hypokalemia. This matters most with prolonged or high-dose corticosteroid therapy and in patients with heart disease or on QT-prolonging drugs. The candesartan component may partly offset potassium loss.
How serious is the interaction between Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide and Prednisone?
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 serum potassium and magnesium during prolonged or high-dose steroid courses and replace as required.
What other medicines interact with Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide with, for example, Aliskiren, Dofetilide, Sparsentan. The full list is on the Candesartan-hydrochlorothiazide page.
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