Drug interactions
Norepinephrine + Telmisartan-amlodipine
Severity: Moderate
Norepinephrine and Telmisartan-amlodipine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Norepinephrine is a vasopressor given in acute care and directly opposes the blood pressure lowering of telmisartan-amlodipine. The effect is expected to be a pressor response, and ARBs can alter the dose needed in shock.
What this interaction means in plain words
Norepinephrine and Telmisartan-amlodipine 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
Alpha-adrenergic vasoconstriction by norepinephrine opposes ARB and calcium channel blocker vasodilation.
What to do
Titrate norepinephrine to blood pressure response under continuous hemodynamic monitoring. Hold oral antihypertensives in hypotensive or shocked patients.
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 Norepinephrine with Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Norepinephrine and Telmisartan-amlodipine 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. Norepinephrine is a vasopressor given in acute care and directly opposes the blood pressure lowering of telmisartan-amlodipine. The effect is expected to be a pressor response, and ARBs can alter the dose needed in shock.
How serious is the interaction between Norepinephrine and Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate norepinephrine to blood pressure response under continuous hemodynamic monitoring. Hold oral antihypertensives in hypotensive or shocked patients.
What other medicines interact with Telmisartan-amlodipine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Telmisartan-amlodipine with, for example, Aliskiren, Sparsentan, Amifostine. The full list is on the Telmisartan-amlodipine page.
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