Drug interactions
Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride
Severity: Moderate
Bexagliflozin and Glimepiride: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bexagliflozin lowers glucose independently of insulin, and combined with a sulfonylurea it raises the risk of hypoglycemia. The risk is greater with higher sulfonylurea doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bexagliflozin and Glimepiride 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; Glimepiride belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering effects of SGLT2 inhibition and sulfonylurea-stimulated insulin secretion.
What to do
Consider lowering the glimepiride dose when bexagliflozin is started. Monitor blood glucose and counsel patients on hypoglycemia symptoms.
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 Glimepiride
Other interactions of Bexagliflozin
- Bexagliflozin + Carbamazepine Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Chlorpropamide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Gliclazide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride-pioglitazone Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glipizide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glipizide-metformin Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bexagliflozin with Glimepiride?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bexagliflozin and Glimepiride 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 lowers glucose independently of insulin, and combined with a sulfonylurea it raises the risk of hypoglycemia. The risk is greater with higher sulfonylurea doses.
How serious is the interaction between Bexagliflozin and Glimepiride?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider lowering the glimepiride dose when bexagliflozin is started. Monitor blood glucose and counsel patients on hypoglycemia symptoms.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride with, for example, Fluconazole, Insulin degludec-liraglutide, Insulin glargine-lixisenatide. The full list is on the Glimepiride page.
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