Amlodipine/Benazepril and Amlodipine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Amlodipine/Benazepril and Amlodipine.

Amlodipine/Benazepril and Amlodipine have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Amlodipine/Benazepril and Amlodipine. 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/Benazepril

Calcium Channel Blocker / ACE Inhibitor Combination

Drug B

Amlodipine

Calcium Channel Blocker

How They Interact

This combination pill already contains amlodipine, so taking extra amlodipine separately can lead to an overdose and dangerously low blood pressure.

FDA Label Information

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS • Potassium supplements/potassium-sparing diuretics: hyperkalemia ( 7.1 ) • Lithium: Increased serum lithium levels; toxicity symptoms ( 7.1 ) • Injectable gold: facial flushing, nausea, vomiting, hypotension ( 7.1 ) • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Risk of renal dysfunction, loss of antihypertensive effect ( 7.1 ) • Do not exceed doses greater than 20 mg daily of simvastatin ( 7.1 ) • mTOR inhibitors: increased risk of angioedema ( 7.1 ) • Dual inhibition of the RAS: Increased risk of renal impairment, hypotension, and hyperkalemia ( 7.1 ) • Neprilysin...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Amlodipine/Benazepril + Amlodipine?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. 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 Amlodipine/Benazepril's 7. In the major band specifically: Amlodipine/Benazepril has 4 (also Simvastatin, Lithium, Aliskiren); Amlodipine has 4 (also Simvastatin, Ezetimibe, Ezetimibe/Simvastatin).

What mechanism field is on file for Amlodipine/Benazepril and Amlodipine?

This combination pill already contains amlodipine, so taking extra amlodipine separately can lead to an overdose and dangerously low blood pressure.

Amlodipine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Amlodipine/Benazepril

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Amlodipine/Benazepril (Calcium Channel Blocker / ACE Inhibitor Combination); Amlodipine (Calcium Channel Blocker).

Amlodipine/Benazepril

4 major · 2 moderate · 1 minor · 7 total

Amlodipine

4 major · 1 moderate · 10 minor · 15 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.