Drug interactions
Methylphenidate + Olmesartan
Severity: Moderate
Methylphenidate and Olmesartan: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methylphenidate can raise blood pressure and heart rate through sympathomimetic activity. This may partly offset the effect of olmesartan and reduce blood pressure control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methylphenidate and Olmesartan 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.
Methylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System; Olmesartan belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism: sympathomimetic pressor effects of methylphenidate oppose the antihypertensive action of the ARB.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure after starting or adjusting methylphenidate and increase antihypertensive therapy if control is lost.
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 Olmesartan
- Aliskiren + Olmesartan Contraindicated
- Olmesartan + Sparsentan Contraindicated
- Aldesleukin + Olmesartan Major
- Amifostine + Olmesartan Major
- Amiloride + Olmesartan Major
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Olmesartan Major
Other interactions of Methylphenidate
- Isocarboxazid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Methylphenidate with Olmesartan?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Methylphenidate and Olmesartan 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. Methylphenidate can raise blood pressure and heart rate through sympathomimetic activity. This may partly offset the effect of olmesartan and reduce blood pressure control.
How serious is the interaction between Methylphenidate and Olmesartan?
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 blood pressure after starting or adjusting methylphenidate and increase antihypertensive therapy if control is lost.
What other medicines interact with Olmesartan?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Olmesartan with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Aldesleukin. The full list is on the Olmesartan page.
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