Drug interactions
Telmisartan-amlodipine + Torsemide
Severity: Moderate
Telmisartan-amlodipine and Torsemide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Torsemide and telmisartan can both lower blood pressure, and loop diuretic-induced volume depletion may increase the risk of first-dose hypotension and renal impairment with an ARB. Potassium effects tend to offset one another.
What this interaction means in plain words
Telmisartan-amlodipine and Torsemide 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.
Telmisartan-amlodipine belongs to Cardiovascular; Torsemide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive blood pressure lowering, with diuretic-induced volume depletion increasing dependence on angiotensin II for glomerular filtration.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes when starting or changing doses, and consider lowering the diuretic dose if hypotension or volume depletion 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 Telmisartan-amlodipine
- Aliskiren + Telmisartan-amlodipine Contraindicated
- Sparsentan + Telmisartan-amlodipine Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Amiloride + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Benazepril + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
- Candesartan + Telmisartan-amlodipine Major
Other interactions of Torsemide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Telmisartan-amlodipine with Torsemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Telmisartan-amlodipine and Torsemide 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. Torsemide and telmisartan can both lower blood pressure, and loop diuretic-induced volume depletion may increase the risk of first-dose hypotension and renal impairment with an ARB. Potassium effects tend to offset one another.
How serious is the interaction between Telmisartan-amlodipine and Torsemide?
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, renal function and electrolytes when starting or changing doses, and consider lowering the diuretic dose if hypotension or volume depletion occurs.
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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