amlodipine
2 interactions related to amlodipine
amlodipine + calcium
In theory, supplemental calcium could slightly blunt the blood-pressure-lowering effect of calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine, but controlled human data do not show a meaningful effect. Drugs.com flags this as a minor, monitor-only interaction with weak clinical evidence.
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amlodipine + grapefruit
Amlodipine is a CYP3A4 substrate, but unlike other dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers such as felodipine and nisoldipine, its high oral bioavailability and slow elimination mean grapefruit juice does not meaningfully alter its pharmacokinetics in controlled trials. Some product labels and consumer references still list a theoretical interaction, but the clinical signal at ordinary dietary intakes is small to negligible.
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