What other drugs will affect verapamil SR?
Before taking verapamil, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following drugs:
- cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral),
- cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB),
- carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol),
- lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others),
- theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theochron, Theolair, Theobid, Elixophyllin, Slo-Phyllin, others),
- rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane),
- phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton),
- an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), and others, or
- another heart medication such as propranolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), atenolol (Tenormin), digoxin (Lanoxin), quinidine (Quinora, Quinidex, Quinaglute), flecainide (Tambocor), disopyramide (Norpace), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), and others.
You may not be able to
take verapamil, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.
Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with
verapamil or affect your condition. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal products.
