Cautions with other medicines
If you take other medicines that lower blood pressure at the same time as lercanidipine, the combination can sometimes lower your blood pressure too much.
This may make you feel dizzy or faint. If this keeps happening to you, tell your doctor as your doses may need to be changed.
Some medicines can affect the way lercanidipine works. Lercanidipine can also affect the way some other medicines work.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking lercanidipine if you're taking:
- aminophylline or theophylline (medicines to ease breathing)
- itraconazole, ketoconazole or voriconazole, antifungal medicines
- erythromycin or clarithromycin, antibiotics
- heart medicines such as digoxin, amiodarone, sotalol or metoprolol
- antiviral medicines to treat HIV
- rifampicin, a medicine to treat tuberculosis
- carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital (phenobarbitone) or primidone, medicines for epilepsy
- ciclosporin, a medicine to reduce immune reactions
Mixing lercanidipine with herbal remedies or supplements
There's very little information about taking herbal remedies and supplements with lercanidipine. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines.
Important: Medicine safety
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.