Amlodipine and Sildenafil Interaction

Drug interaction information between Amlodipine and Sildenafil.

Amlodipine and Sildenafil have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Amlodipine and Sildenafil. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Amlodipine

Calcium Channel Blocker

Drug B

Sildenafil

PDE5 Inhibitor

How They Interact

Both drugs can lower your blood pressure, and taking them together might cause your blood pressure to drop too low.

FDA Label Information

Sildenafil Monitor for hypotension when sildenafil is co-administered with amlodipine [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ( 12.2 )] .

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Amlodipine + Sildenafil?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Amlodipine has 15 labeled pairs on file vs Sildenafil's 10. In the minor band specifically: Amlodipine has 10 (also Cyclosporine, Amlodipine/Valsartan, Clarithromycin, Darunavir); Sildenafil has 3 (also Amlodipine/Valsartan, Nitroglycerin).

What mechanism field is on file for Amlodipine and Sildenafil?

Both drugs can lower your blood pressure, and taking them together might cause your blood pressure to drop too low.

Sildenafil carries more major-labeled pairs than Amlodipine

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Amlodipine (Calcium Channel Blocker); Sildenafil (PDE5 Inhibitor).

Sildenafil has 6 major-labeled pairs vs Amlodipine's 4. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Amlodipine

4 major · 1 moderate · 10 minor · 15 total

Sildenafil

6 major · 1 moderate · 3 minor · 10 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.