Taking sotalol with other medicines and herbal supplements

Cautions with other medicines

There are some medicines that may affect the way sotalol works.

Tell your doctor if you're taking any other medicines, including:

• medicines that can cause abnormal heart rhythms – these include some antibiotics, like clarithromycin and erythromycin, and some antidepressants, like citalopram and amitriptyline
• other medicines used to treat an irregular heartbeat, such as amiodarone
• medicines for high blood pressure, such as diltiazem or verapamil
• medicines that can lower your potassium levels – these include medicines that remove extra fluid from your body, like furosemide, and some steroids, like prednisolone
• medicines for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• medicines for diabetes, including metformin or insulin
• medicines for allergies, such as ephedrine, noradrenaline or adrenaline

These are not all the medicines that may cause problems if you take them with sotalol. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicine packet.

Mixing sotalol with herbal remedies or supplements

There's not enough information to say that complementary medicines, herbal remedies and supplements are safe to take with sotalol. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.