Drug Interactions With Isradipine

Isradipine Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when isradipine is combined with any of the drugs listed above.
 
Certain Antibiotics or Antifungals
Taking isradipine with certain antibiotics or antifungals can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, potentially increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider should monitor you more closely while you are taking both medications and may need to decrease your isradipine dosage while you are taking certain antibiotics or antifungals.
 
Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Cimetidine can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, possibly increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may need to decrease your isradipine dose or suggest an alternative to cimetidine.
 
Conivaptan (Vaprisol)
Conivaptan can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, possibly increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may need to decrease your isradipine dose in this situation.
 
Delavirdine (Rescriptor)
Delavirdine can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, potentially increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may need to decrease your isradipine dose to prevent interactions from occurring.
 
Imatinib (Gleevec)
Imatinib can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, perhaps increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may need to decrease your isradipine dose to prevent this from occurring.
 
Nefazodone (Serzone)
Nefazodone can increase the level of isradipine in your blood, possibly increasing your risk of side effects. Your healthcare provider may need to decrease your isradipine dose as a result.
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD
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