Drug interactions
Clevidipine + Tadalafil
Severity: Moderate
Clevidipine and Tadalafil: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents lower blood pressure, so combined use may produce additive hypotension. Clevidipine is titrated intravenously, so effects can appear quickly.
What this interaction means in plain words
Clevidipine and Tadalafil 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.
Clevidipine belongs to Cardiovascular; Tadalafil belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
Additive vasodilation from PDE5 inhibition and L-type calcium channel blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure continuously while titrating clevidipine in patients who recently took tadalafil. Start with lower infusion rates and titrate cautiously.
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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- Amyl nitrite + Tadalafil Contraindicated
- Isosorbide dinitrate + Tadalafil Contraindicated
- Isosorbide mononitrate + Tadalafil Contraindicated
- Nitroglycerin po + Tadalafil Contraindicated
- Nitroglycerin rectal + Tadalafil Contraindicated
- Nitroglycerin sublingual + Tadalafil Contraindicated
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Clevidipine with Tadalafil?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Clevidipine and Tadalafil 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 agents lower blood pressure, so combined use may produce additive hypotension. Clevidipine is titrated intravenously, so effects can appear quickly.
How serious is the interaction between Clevidipine and Tadalafil?
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 continuously while titrating clevidipine in patients who recently took tadalafil. Start with lower infusion rates and titrate cautiously.
What other medicines interact with Tadalafil?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tadalafil with, for example, Amyl nitrite, Isosorbide dinitrate, Isosorbide mononitrate. The full list is on the Tadalafil page.
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