Valsartan and Dapagliflozin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Valsartan and Dapagliflozin.

Valsartan and Dapagliflozin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Valsartan and Dapagliflozin. 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

Valsartan

Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)

Drug B

Dapagliflozin

SGLT2 Inhibitor

How They Interact

There is a slight change in drug levels, but it is not large enough to affect how the medicine works.

FDA Label Information

No dosing adjustments required for the following: Oral Antidiabetic Agents Metformin (1000 mg) 20 mg ↔ ↔ Pioglitazone (45 mg) 50 mg ↔ ↔ Sitagliptin (100 mg) 20 mg ↔ ↔ Glimepiride (4 mg) 20 mg ↔ ↔ Voglibose (0.2 mg three times daily) 10 mg ↔ ↔ Other Medications Hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg) 50 mg ↔ ↔ Bumetanide (1 mg) 10 mg once daily for 7 days ↔ ↔ Valsartan (320 mg) 20 mg ↓12% [↓3%, ↓20%] ↔ Simvastatin (40 mg) 20 mg ↔ ↔ Anti-infective Agent Rifampin (600 mg once daily for 6 days) 10 mg ↓7% [↓22%, ↑11%] ↓22% [↓27%, ↓17%] Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agent Mefenamic Acid (loading dose of...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Valsartan + Dapagliflozin?

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?

Dapagliflozin has 13 labeled pairs on file vs Valsartan's 8. In the minor band specifically: Valsartan has 5 (also Spironolactone, Amiloride, Amlodipine/Valsartan, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir); Dapagliflozin has 13 (also Metformin, Hydrochlorothiazide, Simvastatin, Glimepiride).

What mechanism field is on file for Valsartan and Dapagliflozin?

There is a slight change in drug levels, but it is not large enough to affect how the medicine works.

Valsartan carries more major-labeled pairs than Dapagliflozin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Valsartan (Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)); Dapagliflozin (SGLT2 Inhibitor).

Valsartan has 2 major-labeled pairs vs Dapagliflozin's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Valsartan

2 major · 1 moderate · 5 minor · 8 total

Dapagliflozin

0 major · 0 moderate · 13 minor · 13 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.