Hydrochlorothiazide and Lisinopril Interaction

Drug interaction information between Hydrochlorothiazide and Lisinopril.

Hydrochlorothiazide and Lisinopril have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Hydrochlorothiazide and Lisinopril. 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

Thiazide / Potassium-Sparing Diuretic Combination

Drug B

Lisinopril

ACE Inhibitor

How They Interact

Taking these two types of blood pressure medicines together can cause your blood pressure to drop too low, especially when you first start. This can make you feel very dizzy or lightheaded.

FDA Label Information

Drug Interactions Lisinopril Hypotension - Patients on Diuretic Therapy: Patients on diuretics and especially those in whom diuretic therapy was recently instituted, may occasionally experience an excessive reduction of blood pressure after initiation of therapy with lisinopril. The possibility of hypotensive effects with lisinopril can be minimized by either discontinuing the diuretic or increasing the salt intake prior to initiation of treatment with lisinopril. If it is necessary to continue the diuretic, initiate therapy with lisinopril at a dose of 5 mg daily, and provide close...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Hydrochlorothiazide/Triamterene + Lisinopril?

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?

Lisinopril has 15 labeled pairs on file vs Hydrochlorothiazide's 13. In the minor band specifically: Hydrochlorothiazide has 11 (also Losartan, Spironolactone, Propranolol, Lithium); Lisinopril has 13 (also Losartan, Spironolactone, Propranolol, Lithium).

What mechanism field is on file for Hydrochlorothiazide/Triamterene and Lisinopril?

Taking these two types of blood pressure medicines together can cause your blood pressure to drop too low, especially when you first start. This can make you feel very dizzy or lightheaded.

Lisinopril's labeled portfolio outnumbers Hydrochlorothiazide

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Hydrochlorothiazide (Thiazide / Potassium-Sparing Diuretic Combination); Lisinopril (ACE Inhibitor).

Hydrochlorothiazide

2 major · 0 moderate · 11 minor · 13 total

Lisinopril

2 major · 0 moderate · 13 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.