Drug interactions
Bexagliflozin + Carbamazepine
Severity: Moderate
Bexagliflozin and Carbamazepine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbamazepine may lower bexagliflozin exposure and reduce glucose-lowering efficacy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bexagliflozin and Carbamazepine 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.
Bexagliflozin belongs to Endocrine; Carbamazepine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Carbamazepine induces UGT1A9, the main metabolic pathway of bexagliflozin.
What to do
Monitor glycemic control and consider an additional antihyperglycemic agent if control is inadequate.
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 Carbamazepine
- Artemether / lumefantrine + Carbamazepine Contraindicated
- Cabotegravir + Carbamazepine Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Delamanid Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Dienogest / estradiol valerate Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Doravirine Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Elbasvir / grazoprevir Contraindicated
Other interactions of Bexagliflozin
- Bexagliflozin + Chlorpropamide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Gliclazide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride-pioglitazone Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glipizide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glipizide-metformin Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bexagliflozin with Carbamazepine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bexagliflozin and Carbamazepine 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. Carbamazepine may lower bexagliflozin exposure and reduce glucose-lowering efficacy.
How serious is the interaction between Bexagliflozin and Carbamazepine?
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 glycemic control and consider an additional antihyperglycemic agent if control is inadequate.
What other medicines interact with Carbamazepine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Carbamazepine with, for example, Artemether / lumefantrine, Cabotegravir, Delamanid. The full list is on the Carbamazepine page.
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