Drug interactions
Bexarotene + Metformin-sitagliptin
Severity: Minor
Bexarotene and Metformin-sitagliptin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Bexarotene is an RXR agonist that may improve insulin sensitivity and could add to the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Hypoglycemia is more plausible with insulin or insulin secretagogues than with metformin or sitagliptin.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bexarotene and Metformin-sitagliptin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Bexarotene belongs to Oncology; Metformin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible additive insulin-sensitizing effect through RXR activation; the effect is predicted from mechanism.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose after starting bexarotene and reduce antidiabetic doses if glucose falls.
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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Other interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin
Other interactions of Bexarotene
- Bexarotene + Gemfibrozil Major
- Bexarotene + Lorlatinib Major
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Bexarotene Moderate
- Amobarbital + Bexarotene Moderate
- Aprepitant + Bexarotene Moderate
- Axitinib + Bexarotene Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bexarotene with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Bexarotene and Metformin-sitagliptin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Bexarotene is an RXR agonist that may improve insulin sensitivity and could add to the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Hypoglycemia is more plausible with insulin or insulin secretagogues than with metformin or sitagliptin.
How serious is the interaction between Bexarotene and Metformin-sitagliptin?
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 after starting bexarotene and reduce antidiabetic doses if glucose falls.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin with, for example, Clozapine, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Metformin-sitagliptin page.
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