Drug interactions
Indacaterol + Indapamide
Severity: Moderate
Indacaterol and Indapamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Indapamide is a thiazide-like diuretic that lowers potassium and can also prolong QT, and indacaterol adds a potassium-lowering effect. The result may be hypokalemia-related arrhythmias.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indacaterol and Indapamide 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.
Indacaterol belongs to Respiratory; Indapamide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive hypokalemia from renal potassium loss (indapamide) and intracellular potassium shift (beta-2 agonist), with possible QT effects.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium and magnesium, and ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct electrolyte deficits promptly.
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 Indacaterol with Indapamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indacaterol and Indapamide 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. Indapamide is a thiazide-like diuretic that lowers potassium and can also prolong QT, and indacaterol adds a potassium-lowering effect. The result may be hypokalemia-related arrhythmias.
How serious is the interaction between Indacaterol and Indapamide?
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 magnesium, and ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct electrolyte deficits promptly.
What other medicines interact with Indacaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indacaterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Indacaterol page.
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