Drug interactions
Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Insulin degludec / insulin aspart
Severity: Moderate
Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Insulin degludec / insulin aspart: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Chlorthalidone can raise blood glucose and reduce insulin effectiveness. Atenolol may mask adrenergic hypoglycemia warning signs such as tremor and palpitations, and can delay recovery from hypoglycemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Insulin degludec / insulin aspart 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
Thiazides reduce insulin sensitivity and cause hypokalemia, while beta-blockade masks hypoglycemia symptoms and impairs glycogenolysis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more often, particularly when starting or changing either drug, and counsel patients that sweating may be the main hypoglycemia sign.
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 Atenolol-chlorthalidone with Insulin degludec / insulin aspart?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Insulin degludec / insulin aspart 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. Chlorthalidone can raise blood glucose and reduce insulin effectiveness. Atenolol may mask adrenergic hypoglycemia warning signs such as tremor and palpitations, and can delay recovery from hypoglycemia.
How serious is the interaction between Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Insulin degludec / insulin aspart?
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 more often, particularly when starting or changing either drug, and counsel patients that sweating may be the main hypoglycemia sign.
What other medicines interact with Atenolol-chlorthalidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Atenolol-chlorthalidone with, for example, Acebutolol, Aldesleukin, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Atenolol-chlorthalidone page.
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