Cimetidine · more major-labeled pairs than Nifedipine

SPL labels Nifedipine + Cimetidine as minor; Nifedipine 22 / Cimetidine 63 in that band.

Mechanism on file: Cimetidine blocks the liver enzymes that normally break down nifedipine. This leads to much higher levels of nifedipine in your bloodstream.

FDA SPL severity: Minor

Nifedipine

Full Nifedipine label record

Calcium Channel Blocker

Cimetidine

Full Cimetidine label record

H2 Receptor Antagonist

Nifedipine + Cimetidine · SPL mechanism field

Cimetidine blocks the liver enzymes that normally break down nifedipine. This leads to much higher levels of nifedipine in your bloodstream.

Minor band excerpt · Nifedipine with Cimetidine

Cimetidine A study in six healthy volunteers has shown a significant increase in peak nifedipine plasma levels (80%) and area-under-the-curve (74%), after a one week course of cimetidine at 1000 mg per day and nifedipine at 40 mg per day. The effect may be mediated by the known inhibition of cimetidine on hepatic cytochrome P-450, the enzyme system probably responsible for the first-pass metabolism of nifedipine. If nifedipine therapy is initiated in a patient currently receiving cimetidine, cautious titration is advised.

Nifedipine · 22 minor + 26 total pairs

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Cimetidine · 4 major-labeled pairs (vs Nifedipine's 1)

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