Drug interactions
Asenapine + Exenatide injectable
Severity: Moderate
Asenapine and Exenatide injectable: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Asenapine may cause hyperglycemia and weight gain, which can reduce the glucose-lowering benefit of exenatide. Glycemic control may deteriorate in patients with diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Asenapine and Exenatide injectable can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic opposition: antipsychotic-related insulin resistance and impaired glucose regulation versus incretin-mediated glucose lowering.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c more frequently after starting or changing asenapine. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Asenapine with Exenatide injectable?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Asenapine and Exenatide injectable can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Asenapine may cause hyperglycemia and weight gain, which can reduce the glucose-lowering benefit of exenatide. Glycemic control may deteriorate in patients with diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Asenapine and Exenatide injectable?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c more frequently after starting or changing asenapine. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What other medicines interact with Asenapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Asenapine with, for example, Pimozide, Thioridazine, Vandetanib. The full list is on the Asenapine page.
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