Drug interactions
Carbidopa + Moexipril
Severity: Moderate
Carbidopa and Moexipril: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbidopa is given with levodopa, and levodopa therapy can cause orthostatic hypotension. Together with an ACE inhibitor, blood pressure may fall excessively, especially at initiation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbidopa and Moexipril 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.
Carbidopa belongs to Central Nervous System; Moexipril belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive hypotensive effects, with dopamine formed from levodopa adding to ACE inhibitor vasodilation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and orthostatic symptoms when levodopa/carbidopa is started or adjusted, and reduce the antihypertensive dose if hypotension occurs.
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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- Aliskiren + Moexipril Contraindicated
- Moexipril + Protein a column Contraindicated
- Moexipril + Sacubitril / valsartan Contraindicated
- Moexipril + Sacubitril-valsartan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Moexipril Major
- Amiloride + Moexipril Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbidopa with Moexipril?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carbidopa and Moexipril 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. Carbidopa is given with levodopa, and levodopa therapy can cause orthostatic hypotension. Together with an ACE inhibitor, blood pressure may fall excessively, especially at initiation.
How serious is the interaction between Carbidopa and Moexipril?
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 orthostatic symptoms when levodopa/carbidopa is started or adjusted, and reduce the antihypertensive dose if hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Moexipril?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Moexipril with, for example, Aliskiren, Protein a column, Sacubitril / valsartan. The full list is on the Moexipril page.
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