Drug Interactions With Benazepril

There are several medications that benazepril can potentially interact with. These include potassium supplements, lithium, diuretics like furosemide and torsemide, and potassium-sparing diuretics such as amiloride and triamterene. Drug interactions with benazepril can cause potassium levels in the blood to become too high, lower blood pressure too much, and contribute to kidney damage in some people.

Benazepril HCl

Benazepril Drug Interactions: An Introduction

Benazepril hydrochloride (Lotensin^®) can potentially interact with a number of other medicines. Some of these benazepril drug interactions can include:

Diuretics, such as torsemide (Demadex^®), furosemide (Lasix^®), hydrochlorothiazide, and others
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Motrin^®, Advil^®), naproxen (Naprosyn^®), naproxen sodium (Aleve^®, Anaprox^®, Naprelan^®), diclofenac (Cataflam^®, Voltaren^®), indomethacin (Indocin^®), nabumetone (Relafen^®), oxaprozin (Daypro^®), celecoxib (Celebrex^®), meloxicam (Mobic^®), etodolac (Lodine^®), ketoprofen, ketorolac (Toradol^®), and others
Potassium supplements
Potassium-sparing diuretics, such as spironolactone (Aldactone^®), triamterene (Dyrenium^®), and amiloride (Midamor^®), among others
Lithium (Eskalith^®, Lithane^®, Lithonate^®, Lithotabs^®).

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