Drug interactions
Asenapine + Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Severity: Moderate
Asenapine and Glimepiride-pioglitazone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Atypical antipsychotics can cause hyperglycemia and worsen glycemic control, working against glimepiride and pioglitazone.
What this interaction means in plain words
Asenapine and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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 belongs to Central Nervous System; Glimepiride-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Antipsychotic-related insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion oppose antidiabetic therapy.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c after starting asenapine and adjust antidiabetic treatment accordingly.
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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Other interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Other interactions of Asenapine
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- Asenapine + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Asenapine + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Asenapine Major
- Alfentanil + Asenapine Major
- Alfuzosin + Asenapine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Asenapine with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Asenapine and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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. Atypical antipsychotics can cause hyperglycemia and worsen glycemic control, working against glimepiride and pioglitazone.
How serious is the interaction between Asenapine and Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
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 after starting asenapine and adjust antidiabetic treatment accordingly.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone with, for example, Fluconazole, Gemfibrozil, Insulin aspart. The full list is on the Glimepiride-pioglitazone page.
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