Drug interactions
Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Liraglutide
Severity: Minor
Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Liraglutide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Chlorthalidone can raise blood glucose and may offset some of liraglutide's glucose-lowering effect. Atenolol may also mask adrenergic warning symptoms of hypoglycemia, such as tremor and palpitations.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Liraglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Atenolol-chlorthalidone belongs to Cardiovascular; Liraglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Thiazide-type diuretics reduce insulin sensitivity and secretion, and beta-blockers blunt adrenergic hypoglycemia symptoms.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c, especially when starting or changing the diuretic dose. Adjust antidiabetic therapy as needed and counsel the patient that sweating remains a hypoglycemia sign.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Atenolol-chlorthalidone with Liraglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Liraglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Chlorthalidone can raise blood glucose and may offset some of liraglutide's glucose-lowering effect. Atenolol may also mask adrenergic warning symptoms of hypoglycemia, such as tremor and palpitations.
How serious is the interaction between Atenolol-chlorthalidone and Liraglutide?
MediHelp rates it minor, 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, especially when starting or changing the diuretic dose. Adjust antidiabetic therapy as needed and counsel the patient that sweating remains a 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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