Drug interactions
Moxisylyte + Verapamil
Severity: Moderate
Moxisylyte and Verapamil: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Moxisylyte is an alpha-blocking vasodilator and verapamil lowers blood pressure through calcium channel blockade. Together they may cause additive hypotension, dizziness or syncope.
What this interaction means in plain words
Moxisylyte and Verapamil 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.
Why it happens
Additive vasodilatory and hypotensive pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, especially when starting or increasing doses, and advise patients to rise slowly from sitting or lying. Lower the dose of one agent if symptomatic hypotension develops.
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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- Dofetilide + Verapamil Contraindicated
- Flibanserin + Verapamil Contraindicated
- Lomitapide + Verapamil Contraindicated
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- Pimozide + Verapamil Contraindicated
- Acebutolol + Verapamil Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Moxisylyte with Verapamil?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Moxisylyte and Verapamil 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. Moxisylyte is an alpha-blocking vasodilator and verapamil lowers blood pressure through calcium channel blockade. Together they may cause additive hypotension, dizziness or syncope.
How serious is the interaction between Moxisylyte and Verapamil?
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, especially when starting or increasing doses, and advise patients to rise slowly from sitting or lying. Lower the dose of one agent if symptomatic hypotension develops.
What other medicines interact with Verapamil?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Verapamil with, for example, Dofetilide, Flibanserin, Lomitapide. The full list is on the Verapamil page.
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