Diovan Interactions

A few of the drugs that can interact with Diovan include diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, and potassium supplements. Drug interactions can decrease your blood pressure too much, cause your body to metabolize the medicines differently than intended, and alter the levels of some drugs in your blood.

Diovan Medication

An Overview of Diovan Interactions

Diovan^® (valsartan) can potentially interact with a number of other medications. Some of the medications that can cause drug interactions with Diovan include:

Diuretics, such as torsemide (Demadex^®), furosemide (Lasix^®), hydrochlorothiazide, and others
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:
- Celecoxib (Celebrex^®)
- Diclofenac (Cambia™, Cataflam^®, Flector^®, Pennsaid^®, Solaraze^® Gel, Voltaren^®, Voltaren^® Gel, Voltaren^®-XR, Voltaren Ophthalmic^®, Zipsor™)
- Etodolac (Lodine^®, Lodine^® XL)
- Ibuprofen (Motrin^®, Advil^®, Nuprin^®)
- Indomethacin (Indocin^®, Indocin SR^®)
- Ketoprofen (Orudis^®, Actron^®, Oruvail^®)
- Ketorolac (Sprix™, Toradol^®)
- Meloxicam (Mobic^®)
- Nabumetone (Relafen^®)
- Naproxen (Naprosyn^®) or naproxen sodium (Aleve^®, Anaprox^®, Naprelan^®)
- Oxaprozin (Daypro^®)
- Piroxicam (Feldene^®)
- Others (see List of NSAIDs for a more complete list of these medications)

Potassium supplements
Potassium-sparing diuretics, such as spironolactone (Aldactone^®), triamterene (Dyrenium^®), and amiloride (Midamor^®), among others.

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