Altace Drug Interactions

When taking Altace with a diuretic, your blood pressure may decrease too much. This is more likely to occur when Altace is first started. In order to decrease the chances of this interaction, your healthcare provider may change the dosages of either medicine, start you on a lower dose of Altace, and/or monitor you more closely.

 

Reactions have been reported in people taking Altace who received gold injections. These reactions included symptoms such as facial flushing, nausea, vomiting, and low blood pressure.

 

Altace may increase the risk of lithium toxicity and may increase the lithium levels in the blood. Your healthcare provider may choose to monitor your blood lithium levels more frequently and may need to adjust your lithium dosage.

 

If you have kidney disease or kidney failure, taking both NSAIDs and Altace may add to the damage that your kidneys are already suffering. Also, NSAIDs may decrease the blood pressure-lowering effects of Altace. Be sure to talk to your healthcare provider about whether NSAIDs and Altace can be used together in your specific situation.

 

If you are taking a potassium product together with Altace, the levels of potassium in your blood may become too high. This can cause serious problems. For your particular situation, talk to your healthcare provider about using potassium and Altace together.

 

If you are taking Altace and a potassium-sparing diuretic, your blood pressure may decrease too much and/or the levels of potassium in your blood may become too high. Your healthcare provider may choose to monitor your progress closely.