Telmisartan

Name: Telmisartan Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

53 interactions 3 explained in plain English

Also sold as: Micardis Micardis® Semintra

About Telmisartan

Telmisartan is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat high blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Read the full Telmisartan drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

Most serious with: Colchicine Aliskiren Lisinopril Cyclosporine Injection Doxorubicin Irbesartan

2 Contraindicated 25 Major 26 Moderate

All (53) Contraindicated (2) Major (25) Moderate (26)

Contraindicated

Telmisartan Colchicine Colcrys Explained Increased colchicine exposure and an increased risk of colchicine toxicity Details Telmisartan Aliskiren Tekturna An increased risk of hyperkalemia, renal impairment, and hypotension Details

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