Drug interactions
Acarbose + Protriptyline
Severity: Minor
Acarbose and Protriptyline: minor interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants can alter glucose homeostasis and have occasionally been associated with hypoglycemia in patients on antidiabetic drugs.
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