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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Enalaprilat and tenapanor

Tenapanor's FDA label of June 27, 2025 names enalaprilat in its drug interactions section; the enalaprilat label PlainMeds reads does not name tenapanor. The tenapanor label: “When enalapril was coadministered with tenapanor, the peak exposure (C max ) of enalapril and its active metabolite, enalaprilat, decreased by approximately 70% and total systemic exposures (AUC) decreased by …”

Check it at the source: the enalaprilat FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 7, 2024, Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc); the tenapanor FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 27, 2025, Ardelyx, Inc.).

What does the enalaprilat label say about tenapanor?

Enalaprilat's label (effective June 7, 2024) does not name tenapanor in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Enalaprilat), Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc, effective June 7, 2024 (SPL set 5d398da1-020c-ccb1-a775-ce8e0b29d621), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the tenapanor label say about enalaprilat?

Tenapanor label, drug interactions

When enalapril was coadministered with XPHOZAH (30 mg twice daily for five days), the peak exposure (C max ) of enalapril and its active metabolite, enalaprilat, decreased by approximately 70% and total systemic exposures (AUC) decreased by 50 to 65% compared to when enalapril was administered alone [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].

Source: FDA drug label (Ibsrela, NDA211801), Ardelyx, Inc., effective May 28, 2025 (SPL set 2102da5f-a1a0-4ac7-a1f6-38698cf7273a), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (XPHOZAH 10 mg), Ardelyx, Inc., effective June 27, 2025 (SPL set c57e279c-0f1b-4238-81b7-4e0dc0cc60c5), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

3Enalaprilat generic labelers
0Tenapanor generic labelers
EnalaprilatTenapanor
Labeled forHigh blood pressureIrritable bowel syndrome, Constipation
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/a$32.54 per tablet 50 mg tablet
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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