Drug interactions
Bexagliflozin + Insulin aspart
Severity: Moderate
Bexagliflozin and Insulin aspart: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bexagliflozin lowers blood glucose through urinary glucose excretion, and combining it with insulin increases the risk of hypoglycemia. SGLT2 inhibitors also carry a risk of ketoacidosis, which may be heightened if insulin doses are reduced too far.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bexagliflozin and 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.
Bexagliflozin belongs to Endocrine; Insulin aspart belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose lowering from insulin and SGLT2 inhibition, which promotes renal glucose excretion independently of insulin.
What to do
Consider a lower insulin aspart dose when starting bexagliflozin and monitor glucose frequently. Monitor for ketoacidosis symptoms and avoid excessive insulin reduction.
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 Insulin aspart
Other interactions of Bexagliflozin
- Bexagliflozin + Carbamazepine Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Chlorpropamide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glibenclamide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Gliclazide Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride Moderate
- Bexagliflozin + Glimepiride-pioglitazone Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bexagliflozin with Insulin aspart?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bexagliflozin and 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. Bexagliflozin lowers blood glucose through urinary glucose excretion, and combining it with insulin increases the risk of hypoglycemia. SGLT2 inhibitors also carry a risk of ketoacidosis, which may be heightened if insulin doses are reduced too far.
How serious is the interaction between Bexagliflozin and 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: Consider a lower insulin aspart dose when starting bexagliflozin and monitor glucose frequently. Monitor for ketoacidosis symptoms and avoid excessive insulin reduction.
What other medicines interact with Insulin aspart?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin aspart with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Glimepiride-pioglitazone. The full list is on the Insulin aspart page.
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