Drug interactions
Aspirin rectal + Chlorpropamide
Severity: Moderate
Aspirin rectal and Chlorpropamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Rectal aspirin is absorbed systemically and can potentiate chlorpropamide at analgesic or anti-inflammatory doses, raising hypoglycemia risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Aspirin rectal and Chlorpropamide 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
Salicylate displaces sulfonylureas from protein binding, may reduce their excretion and has independent glucose-lowering effects at high doses.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose with repeated or high-dose use and reduce the chlorpropamide dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Aspirin rectal with Chlorpropamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Aspirin rectal and Chlorpropamide 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. Rectal aspirin is absorbed systemically and can potentiate chlorpropamide at analgesic or anti-inflammatory doses, raising hypoglycemia risk.
How serious is the interaction between Aspirin rectal and Chlorpropamide?
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 with repeated or high-dose use and reduce the chlorpropamide dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Chlorpropamide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Chlorpropamide with, for example, Ethanol, Exenatide, Insulin degludec-insulin aspart. The full list is on the Chlorpropamide page.
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