Drug interactions
Telmisartan + Torsemide
Severity: Moderate
Telmisartan and Torsemide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Torsemide promotes potassium loss while telmisartan reduces it, so the net effect on potassium varies. The pair can also produce excessive blood pressure lowering and reduced renal function in volume-depleted patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Telmisartan 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 belongs to Cardiovascular; Torsemide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Opposing renal potassium effects plus additive hemodynamic effects from diuresis and angiotensin receptor blockade.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after initiation or dose changes. Adjust the diuretic dose if hypotension or renal impairment 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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Other interactions of Torsemide
Other interactions of Telmisartan
- Aliskiren + Telmisartan Contraindicated
- Sparsentan + Telmisartan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Telmisartan Major
- Amiloride + Telmisartan Major
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Telmisartan Major
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Telmisartan Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Telmisartan with Torsemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Telmisartan 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 promotes potassium loss while telmisartan reduces it, so the net effect on potassium varies. The pair can also produce excessive blood pressure lowering and reduced renal function in volume-depleted patients.
How serious is the interaction between Telmisartan 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 serum potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after initiation or dose changes. Adjust the diuretic dose if hypotension or renal impairment develops.
What other medicines interact with Torsemide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Torsemide with, for example, Amikacin, Amiodarone, Carbenoxolone. The full list is on the Torsemide page.
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