Drug interactions
Torsemide + Valsartan
Severity: Moderate
Torsemide and Valsartan: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Torsemide promotes potassium loss while valsartan reduces it, so the net potassium effect is variable. Together they can cause excessive blood pressure reduction and decreased renal function in volume-depleted patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Torsemide and Valsartan 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 belongs to Cardiovascular; Valsartan belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Opposing renal potassium effects plus additive hemodynamic effects of diuresis and angiotensin receptor blockade.
What to do
Monitor potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after starting or adjusting either drug. Lower the diuretic dose if hypotension or renal impairment 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 Torsemide
Other interactions of Valsartan
- Aliskiren + Valsartan Contraindicated
- Sparsentan + Valsartan Contraindicated
- Aldesleukin + Valsartan Major
- Amifostine + Valsartan Major
- Amiloride + Valsartan Major
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Valsartan Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Torsemide with Valsartan?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Torsemide and Valsartan 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 valsartan reduces it, so the net potassium effect is variable. Together they can cause excessive blood pressure reduction and decreased renal function in volume-depleted patients.
How serious is the interaction between Torsemide and Valsartan?
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 potassium, creatinine and blood pressure after starting or adjusting either drug. Lower the diuretic dose if hypotension or renal impairment occurs.
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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