Drug interactions
Indapamide + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Indapamide and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone can prolong the QT interval, and indapamide can add risk through hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and its own QT effect. Both drugs can also cause orthostatic hypotension.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indapamide and Paliperidone 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 belongs to Cardiovascular; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation with diuretic-induced electrolyte depletion, and additive hypotensive effects.
What to do
Monitor potassium and magnesium and obtain an ECG if other QT risk factors are present. Counsel patients about orthostatic dizziness.
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 Indapamide
Other interactions of Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indapamide with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indapamide and Paliperidone 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. Paliperidone can prolong the QT interval, and indapamide can add risk through hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and its own QT effect. Both drugs can also cause orthostatic hypotension.
How serious is the interaction between Indapamide and Paliperidone?
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 potassium and magnesium and obtain an ECG if other QT risk factors are present. Counsel patients about orthostatic dizziness.
What other medicines interact with Indapamide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indapamide with, for example, Adagrasib, Amifostine, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Indapamide page.
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