Drug interactions
Nicardipine + Trimagnesium
Severity: Moderate
Nicardipine and Trimagnesium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Magnesium salts given with a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker can add to blood pressure lowering. Neuromuscular weakness is also possible, particularly with parenteral magnesium or high doses. Oral magnesium citrate at supplement doses usually has little effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nicardipine and Trimagnesium 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 calcium antagonism and vasodilation from magnesium and nicardipine.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and for muscle weakness, especially with intravenous magnesium or in renal impairment. Reduce the dose of either drug if hypotension 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Nicardipine with Trimagnesium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nicardipine and Trimagnesium 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. Magnesium salts given with a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker can add to blood pressure lowering. Neuromuscular weakness is also possible, particularly with parenteral magnesium or high doses. Oral magnesium citrate at supplement doses usually has little effect.
How serious is the interaction between Nicardipine and Trimagnesium?
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 and for muscle weakness, especially with intravenous magnesium or in renal impairment. Reduce the dose of either drug if hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Nicardipine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nicardipine with, for example, Amifostine, Amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide, Betrixaban. The full list is on the Nicardipine page.
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