Interaction checker → Potassium + ACE inhibitors / ARBs

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Can you take Potassium with ace inhibitors / arbs?

Dangerous potassium build-up

What happens

ACE inhibitors and ARBs already raise serum potassium. Adding supplemental potassium risks arrhythmia.

Drugs in this class include Lisinopril, Ramipril, Losartan, Valsartan.

What to do about it

A potassium blood test and a word with your prescriber come first. This includes salt substitutes, which are mostly potassium chloride.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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