Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine and Milrinone interaction
Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine and Milrinone: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine (Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine hydrochloride) label · effective 2025-06-03
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine hydrochloride tablets are contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), PDE5 inhibitors such as avanafil, sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects…
From the Milrinone (MILRINONE LACTATE) label · effective 2025-09-26
…been observed in limited experience with patients in whom milrinone was used concurrently with the following drugs: digitalis glycosides; lidocaine, quinidine; hydralazine, prazosin; isosorbide dinitrate, nitroglycerin; chlorthalidone, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone; captopril; heparin, warfarin, diazepam, insulin; and potassium supplements.
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