Drug interactions
Indomethacin + Potassium citrate
Severity: Moderate
Indomethacin and Potassium citrate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Indomethacin is notably associated with hyperkalemia through reduced renal potassium excretion, and potassium citrate adds to this risk. Elderly and renally impaired patients are particularly susceptible.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indomethacin 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.
Indomethacin belongs to Musculoskeletal; Potassium citrate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Strong inhibition of renal prostaglandins suppresses renin and aldosterone, reducing potassium excretion.
What to do
Check serum potassium and renal function at baseline and during co-therapy. Reduce the supplement or stop indomethacin if hyperkalemia occurs.
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 Indomethacin
- Indomethacin + Ketorolac Contraindicated
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- Acemetacin + Indomethacin Major
- Acetylsalicylic acid + Indomethacin Major
- Alteplase + Indomethacin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indomethacin with Potassium citrate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indomethacin 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. Indomethacin is notably associated with hyperkalemia through reduced renal potassium excretion, and potassium citrate adds to this risk. Elderly and renally impaired patients are particularly susceptible.
How serious is the interaction between Indomethacin 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: Check serum potassium and renal function at baseline and during co-therapy. Reduce the supplement or stop indomethacin if hyperkalemia occurs.
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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