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Taking potassium citrate 10meq couple years. started lisinopril 20mg1/13. just did a drug interaction check & rated severe. how concerned should i be?
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Lisinopril: Lisinopril acts in the kidney to retain potassium which is the source of the interaction warning. Check with your doctor to see if that is what the doctor wants.
Answered 8/15/2018
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