Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan and Aliskiren Interaction

Drug interaction information between Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan and Aliskiren.

Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan and Aliskiren have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan and Aliskiren. 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

Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan

Thiazide Diuretic / ARB Combination

Drug B

Aliskiren

Direct Renin Inhibitor

How They Interact

These drugs work on the same pathway to lower blood pressure, and taking both can lead to dangerously high potassium or sudden kidney failure.

FDA Label Information

7.4 Dual Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) Dual blockade of the RAS with angiotensin receptor blockers, ACE inhibitors, or aliskiren is associated with increased risks of hypotension, syncope, hyperkalemia, and changes in renal function (including acute renal failure) compared to monotherapy. Do not coadminister aliskiren with HYZAAR in patients with diabetes. Avoid use of aliskiren with HYZAAR in patients with renal impairment (GFR <60 mL/min).

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan + Aliskiren?

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?

Aliskiren has 28 labeled pairs on file vs Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan's 7. In the major band specifically: Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan has 1; Aliskiren has 22 (also Amlodipine/Benazepril, Amlodipine/Valsartan, Azilsartan, Benazepril).

What mechanism field is on file for Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan and Aliskiren?

These drugs work on the same pathway to lower blood pressure, and taking both can lead to dangerously high potassium or sudden kidney failure.

Aliskiren carries more major-labeled pairs than Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan (Thiazide Diuretic / ARB Combination); Aliskiren (Direct Renin Inhibitor).

Aliskiren has 22 major-labeled pairs vs Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan's 1.

Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan

1 major · 1 moderate · 5 minor · 7 total

Hydrochlorothiazide/Losartan has no other major-band peer in this dataset besides Aliskiren.

Aliskiren

22 major · 3 moderate · 3 minor · 28 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.