Captopril and Tolmetin interaction
Captopril and Tolmetin: 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 Captopril label · effective 2026-09-14
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents including Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors (COX-2 Inhibitors) In patients who are elderly, volume-depleted (including those on diuretic therapy), or with compromised renal function, coadministration of NSAIDs, including selective COX-2 inhibitors, with ACE inhibitors, including captopril, may result in deterioration…
Monitor renal function periodically in patients receiving captopril and NSAID therapy.
The antihypertensive effect of ACE inhibitors, including captopril, may be attenuated by NSAIDs.
From the Tolmetin (Tolectin) label · effective 2025-12-30
Use of tolmetin may blunt the CV effects of several therapeutic agents used to treat these medical conditions [e.g., diuretics, ACE inhibitors, or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)] (see PRECAUTIONS: Drug Interactions ).
Patients at greatest risk of this reaction are those with impaired renal function, heart failure, liver dysfunction, those taking diuretics and ACE inhibitors and the elderly.
This interaction should be given consideration in patients taking NSAIDs concomitantly with ACE Inhibitors.
DRUG INTERACTIONS ACE Inhibitors: Reports suggest that NSAIDs may diminish the antihypertensive effect of ACE Inhibitors.
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