Benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide and Digoxin interaction
Benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide and Digoxin: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide (Lotensin HCT) label · effective 2026-02-24
Digitalis glycosides: Thiazide-induced hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia may predispose the patients to digoxin toxicity Skeletal muscle relaxants: Possible increased responsiveness to muscle relaxants such as curare derivatives.
Benazepril Benazepril has been used concomitantly with beta-adrenergic-blocking agents, calcium-blocking agents, cimetidine, diuretics, digoxin, hydralazine, and naproxen without evidence of clinically important adverse interactions.
From the Digoxin label · effective 2025-04-10
Serum potassium levels should be carefully monitored when digoxin is given to patients at high risk of hypokalemia ( e.g. , those receiving diuretics, corticosteroids, or other drugs that commonly lead to potassium loss; those with gastrointestinal losses through diarrhea, vomiting, or nasogastric suction; or those with potassium-losing endocrinopathies or nephropathies).
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Open in the checkerNot medical advice. Interaction Checker quotes FDA label text and NIH fact sheets. Whether an interaction matters for you depends on doses, timing, kidney and liver function, and other conditions. Confirm with a pharmacist or prescriber.