Candesartan and Nifedipine interaction
Candesartan and Nifedipine: the Nifedipine prescribing label mentions this combination without an instruction to avoid it or change the dose.
Mentioned, no instruction to avoid. Worth knowing; rarely a reason to change anything on its own.
What the FDA labels say
From the Nifedipine label · effective 2026-02-05
Candesartan: No significant drug interaction has been reported in studies with candesartan cilexitil given together with nifedipine.
Because candesartan is not significantly metabolized by the cytochrome P450 system and at therapeutic concentrations has no effect on cytochrome P450 enzymes, interactions with drugs that inhibit or are metabolized by those enzymes would not be expected.
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