Drug interactions
Indapamide + Paroxetine
Severity: Moderate
Indapamide and Paroxetine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Indapamide can prolong the QT interval and cause hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, which raise the risk of torsades de pointes. Paroxetine has a small QT effect of its own, so the combination adds modest risk, mainly in patients with electrolyte loss or other risk factors.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indapamide and Paroxetine 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; Paroxetine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive QT effects, with diuretic-induced hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia amplifying repolarization risk.
What to do
Check potassium and magnesium before and during therapy and correct deficits. Obtain an ECG if other QT-prolonging drugs or cardiac disease are present.
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 Paroxetine
- Isocarboxazid + Paroxetine Contraindicated
- Methylene blue + Paroxetine Contraindicated
- Paroxetine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Paroxetine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paroxetine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Paroxetine + Selegiline Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indapamide with Paroxetine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indapamide and Paroxetine 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 can prolong the QT interval and cause hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, which raise the risk of torsades de pointes. Paroxetine has a small QT effect of its own, so the combination adds modest risk, mainly in patients with electrolyte loss or other risk factors.
How serious is the interaction between Indapamide and Paroxetine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check potassium and magnesium before and during therapy and correct deficits. Obtain an ECG if other QT-prolonging drugs or cardiac disease are present.
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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