Drug interactions
Etodolac + Potassium citrate
Severity: Moderate
Etodolac and Potassium citrate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Etodolac may decrease renal potassium excretion and raise the risk of hyperkalemia when combined with potassium citrate. Patients with kidney disease are at greatest risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Etodolac and Potassium citrate 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.
Etodolac belongs to Musculoskeletal; Potassium citrate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
NSAID-induced prostaglandin inhibition causes hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism and reduced renal potassium excretion.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium and renal function when starting or changing doses. Reduce the potassium dose or stop the NSAID if hyperkalemia develops.
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 Potassium citrate
Other interactions of Etodolac
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Etodolac with Potassium citrate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Etodolac and Potassium citrate 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. Etodolac may decrease renal potassium excretion and raise the risk of hyperkalemia when combined with potassium citrate. Patients with kidney disease are at greatest risk.
How serious is the interaction between Etodolac and Potassium citrate?
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 renal function when starting or changing doses. Reduce the potassium dose or stop the NSAID if hyperkalemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Potassium citrate?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Potassium citrate with, for example, Triamterene, Amiloride, Amlodipine-benazepril. The full list is on the Potassium citrate page.
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