DRUG CLASS High blood
pressure cont.
RX MEDICATION
Calcium Channel Blockers Calan (verapamil)
Cardizem (diltiazem)
COMMENTS
Avoid drinking Seville (sour) orange juice, eating grapefruits, and drinking
Norvasc (amlodipine besylate) grapefruit juice. Plendil (felodipine) Procardia (nifedipine) Sular (nisoldipine) Vascor (bepridil)
Beta Blockers Tenormin (atenolol)
Lopressor (metoprolol)
Diuretics Aldactone (spironolactone) Dyrenium (triamterine) Midamor (amiloride)
Immuno-
suppressant drugs
Neoral, Sandimmune (cyclosporine),
Prograf (tacrolimus) Rapamune (sirolimus)
Avoid drinking grapefruit juice or eating grapefruits. Avoid salt substitutes and foods
high in potassium (almonds, avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, kidney beans, oranges and orange juice, potatoes w/skin, spinach, tomato juice).
MAO Inhibitors Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar (selegiline)
Marplan (Isocarboxazid) Nardil (phenelzine)
Parnate (tranylcypromine)
Avoid foods high in tyramine: aged and processed cheeses, sour cream, red wines, beer, bologna, pepperoni, salami, pickled herring, liver, raisins,
bananas, avocados, soy sauce, fava beans, yeast extracts. Check with your doctor for complete list. Avoid alcohol and large quantities of caffeine (cola, tea, coffee, chocolate).
Respiratory drugs
Thyroid hormones
Slo-bid, Theo Dur (theophylline)
Avoid charcoal-broiled meats,
caffeinated foods and beverages, and grapefruits/grapefruit juice.
Levoxyl, Synthroid, Unithroid Avoid eating walnuts, soybean (levothyroxine)
flour, dietary fiber, calcium products, and calcium-fortified juices within 4 hours of taking medicine.
Avoid drinking orange juice. Do not take calcium products within 2 hours of taking medicine.
Do not take calcium products within 2 hours of taking medicine.
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