Adalat Oral

In Depth

Generic Name: NIFEDIPINE - ORAL
Pronounced: (nye-FED-eh-peen)

Adalat Oral Interactions

See also the How to Use section.

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

magnesium sulfate
digoxin
fentanyl
drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove nifedipine from your body (azole antifungals including itraconazole, barbiturates including phenobarbital, cimetidine, cisapride, diltiazem, fluoxetine, HIV protease inhibitors including indinavir, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, nefazodone, quinupristin/dalfopristin, rifamycins including rifampin, St. Johns wort, certain anti-seizure medicines including carbamazepine/valproic acid)
alpha-blockers (e.g., doxazosin)
warfarin
metformin
melatonin
phenytoin
quinidine
beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol, metoprolol)
tacrolimus
sirolimus

Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs for pain/fever reduction) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your blood pressure or heart rate (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine, diphenhydramine, clemastine, ibuprofen, naproxen). Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.