Cautions with other medicines
There are some medicines that may affect the way ramipril works.
Tell your doctor if you're taking any of these medicines:
- anti-inflammatory medicines such asibuprofen, indomethacin oraspirin for pain relief(low-dose aspirin– 75mg a day, is safe to take with ramipril)
- medicines to treatlow blood pressure,heart failure,asthmaorallergies, such as ephedrine, noradrenaline or adrenaline
- medicines forhigh blood pressure, such as aliskeren
- medicines that can lower your blood pressure, such as some antidepressants, nitrates (for chest pain), baclofen (a muscle relaxant), anaesthetics or medicines for anenlarged prostate gland
- medicines to calm down your immune system, such as ciclosporin or tacrolimus
- medicines that make you pee more (diuretics), such asfurosemide
- medicines that can increase the amount of potassium in your blood, such asspironolactone, triamterene, amiloride, potassium supplements,trimethoprim(for infections) or heparin (for preventing blood clots)
- steroid medicines such asprednisolone
- allopurinol, for gout
- procainamide, for heart rhythm problems
- medicines fordiabetes
- lithium, for mental health problems
Mixing ramipril with herbal remedies or supplements
There's very little information about takingherbal remediesand supplements with ramipril. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines.
Important:Medicine safety
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.