Hydrochlorothiazide and Triamterene interaction
Hydrochlorothiazide and Triamterene: 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 Hydrochlorothiazide (INZIRQO) label · effective 2025-12-16
NSAID: May lead to increased risk of renal impairment and loss of diuretic and antihypertensive effect (7.1).
Potential for Other Drugs to Affect INZIRQO Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents: Administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, including a selective COX-2 inhibitor can reduce the diuretic, natriuretic, and antihypertensive effects of thiazide diuretics.
Diuretics can cause hypovolemia which may precipitate acute kidney injury.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Thiazide diuretics have been reported to cause exacerbation or activation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Therefore, when INZIRQO and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are used concomitantly, check to determine if the desired effect of the diuretic is obtained.
From the Triamterene (Dyrenium) label · effective 2024-12-05
If the ECG shows no widening of the QRS or arrhythmia in the presence of hyperkalemia, it is usually sufficient to discontinue Dyrenium (triamterene) and any potassium supplementation, and substitute a thiazide alone.
Drug Interactions Caution should be used when lithium and diuretics are used concomitantly because diuretic-induced sodium loss may reduce the renal clearance of lithium and increase serum lithium levels with risk of lithium toxicity.
The effects of the following drugs may be potentiated when given together with triamterene: antihypertensive medication, other diuretics, preanesthetic and anesthetic agents, skeletal muscle relaxants (non-depolarizing).
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