Is Hawthorn Safe with Amlodipine?
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Avoid combination unless supervised by a physician. Report any episodes of dizziness, weakness, or low blood pressure readings to your healthcare provider immediately.
Why this interaction occurs
Hawthorn exhibits calcium channel modulating properties and promotes coronary vasodilation. Used concurrently with calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine, it may potentiate vasodilation and hypotension beyond therapeutic intent.
Evidence
Evidence level: moderate.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 372,676 reports mentioning Amlodipine. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Amlodipine + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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