How can this medicine affect other medicines?

Nicardipine increases the effect of medicines used to lower blood pressure. When first taken with other blood pressure lowering medication it may cause a large drop in blood pressure and therefore dizziness. The combination of nicardipine and a beta-blocker such as propranolol, may cause a severe drop in blood pressure and heart failure. Rifampicin may increase the removal of nicardipine from the body, making it less effective. This medicines effects may be reduced by anti-epileptics such as carbamazapine, phenytoin, phenobarbitol and primidone. This medicine may increase blood levels of digoxin. This medicine increases blood levels of cyclosporin.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Cardene

Cardene SR

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