Minoxidil and Quinapril interaction

Minoxidil and Quinapril: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.

Major

Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.

What the FDA labels say

From the Minoxidil label · effective 2026-08-25

Major

Minoxidil should be reserved for hypertensive patients who do not respond adequately to maximum therapeutic doses of a diuretic and two other antihypertensive agents.

Boxed warningby drug classView label on DailyMed

From the Quinapril label · effective 2024-05-15

Minor

Most epidemiologic studies examining fetal abnormalities after exposure to antihypertensive use in the first trimester have not distinguished drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system from other antihypertensive agents.

Warningsby drug classView label on DailyMed

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