Hydralazine and Sildenafil interaction
Hydralazine and Sildenafil: the Sildenafil prescribing label 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 Sildenafil label · effective 2026-07-17
Caution is advised when SILDENAFIL ORAL FILM is co-administered with alpha-blockers or antihypertensives.
Blood Pressure Decreases Patients with left ventricular outflow obstruction (e.g., aortic stenosis, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis) and those with severely impaired autonomic control of blood pressure can be sensitive to the actions of vasodilators, including SILDENAFIL ORAL FILM.
Hypotension when Co-administered with Alpha-blockers or Antihypertensives Alpha-blockers Caution is advised when PDE5 inhibitors are co-administered with alpha-blockers.
When vasodilators are used in combination, an additive effect on blood pressure may occur.
DRUG INTERACTIONS SILDENAFIL ORAL FILM can potentiate the hypotensive effects of nitrates, alpha blockers, and antihypertensives.
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