Drug interactions
Esmolol + Furosemide
Severity: Minor
Esmolol and Furosemide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Esmolol and furosemide may both lower blood pressure, and esmolol is used in acute settings where hypotension matters. Beta-blockade has only a minor tendency to raise potassium, so electrolyte effects are small compared with the diuretic's potassium loss.
What this interaction means in plain words
Esmolol and Furosemide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Esmolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Furosemide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive hypotensive effects of beta-blockade and volume reduction; minor impairment of cellular potassium uptake by beta-blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate during esmolol infusion in patients on diuretics, and correct volume depletion and hypokalemia.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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- Cephaloridine + Furosemide Major
- Cisplatin + Furosemide Major
- Digoxin + Furosemide Major
Other interactions of Esmolol
- Acebutolol + Esmolol Major
- Amifostine + Esmolol Major
- Amiodarone + Esmolol Major
- Celiprolol + Esmolol Major
- Diltiazem + Esmolol Major
- Epinephrine racemic + Esmolol Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Esmolol with Furosemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Esmolol and Furosemide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Esmolol and furosemide may both lower blood pressure, and esmolol is used in acute settings where hypotension matters. Beta-blockade has only a minor tendency to raise potassium, so electrolyte effects are small compared with the diuretic's potassium loss.
How serious is the interaction between Esmolol and Furosemide?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood pressure and heart rate during esmolol infusion in patients on diuretics, and correct volume depletion and hypokalemia.
What other medicines interact with Furosemide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Furosemide with, for example, Amifostine, Amikacin, Carbenoxolone. The full list is on the Furosemide page.
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