Drug interactions
Clevidipine + Terazosin
Severity: Moderate
Clevidipine and Terazosin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Clevidipine is an intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker that lowers blood pressure rapidly. Added to terazosin, it may produce greater than expected hypotension or orthostatic symptoms.
What this interaction means in plain words
Clevidipine and Terazosin 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; Terazosin belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
Additive vasodilation from alpha-1 blockade and calcium channel blockade.
What to do
Titrate clevidipine against continuous blood pressure monitoring and use lower infusion rates if the patient is on terazosin.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Clevidipine with Terazosin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Clevidipine and Terazosin 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 is an intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker that lowers blood pressure rapidly. Added to terazosin, it may produce greater than expected hypotension or orthostatic symptoms.
How serious is the interaction between Clevidipine and Terazosin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate clevidipine against continuous blood pressure monitoring and use lower infusion rates if the patient is on terazosin.
What other medicines interact with Terazosin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Terazosin with, for example, Alfuzosin, Amifostine, Avanafil. The full list is on the Terazosin page.
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