Drug interactions
Benazepril + Exenatide
Severity: Minor
Benazepril and Exenatide: minor interaction.
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Summary
ACE inhibitors may increase insulin sensitivity and have been linked to occasional hypoglycemia in patients on antidiabetic drugs. With exenatide, which alone carries little hypoglycemia risk, the effect is small.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benazepril and Exenatide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Benazepril belongs to Cardiovascular; Exenatide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
ACE inhibition may enhance insulin sensitivity, adding to exenatide's glucose lowering.
What to do
Monitor glucose in the first weeks after starting benazepril. Adjust antidiabetic doses only if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Benazepril with Exenatide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Benazepril and Exenatide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. ACE inhibitors may increase insulin sensitivity and have been linked to occasional hypoglycemia in patients on antidiabetic drugs. With exenatide, which alone carries little hypoglycemia risk, the effect is small.
How serious is the interaction between Benazepril and Exenatide?
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 glucose in the first weeks after starting benazepril. Adjust antidiabetic doses only if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Exenatide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Exenatide with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Asenapine, Betamethasone. The full list is on the Exenatide page.
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