Drug Interactions With Amiloride

Digoxin, Benazepril, and lithium are a few of the medications that can lead to drug interactions with amiloride. These interactions can increase your risk of side effects, such as high potassium levels, or may decrease the effectiveness of the medications. Before starting treatment, it is important to talk to your healthcare provider about the specific drug interactions with amiloride that may apply to you.

Drug Interactions With Amiloride: An Overview

Amiloride (Midamor®) can potentially interact with a number of other medicines. Some of the medications that can lead to drug interactions with amiloride include:
 
  • ACE inhibitors, including:
  • Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), such as:
o Eposartan (Teveten®)
  • Cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®)
 
  • Digoxin (Digitek®, Lanoxin®)
 
 
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:
o Ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®)
o Indomethacin (Indocin®, Indocin SR®)
  • Potassium-containing products, such as:
o Potassium chloride (K-Dur®, Klor-Con®, Micro-K®)
o Potassium citrate (Urocit-K®, Polycitra-K®)
o Potassium gluconate
o Potassium phosphate (Neutra-Phos-K®, K-Phos®)
o Salt substitutes (used to flavor food)
 
  • Tacrolimus (Prograf®)
 

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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