Drug interactions
Bitter melon + Canagliflozin-metformin
Severity: Moderate
Bitter melon and Canagliflozin-metformin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bitter melon has glucose-lowering activity and may add to the effect of antidiabetic drugs. This may increase the risk of hypoglycemia, although the strength of the effect is variable and poorly standardized.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bitter melon and Canagliflozin-metformin 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.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering effects of plant constituents with insulin-like and insulin-sensitizing activity.
What to do
Advise patients to tell clinicians about bitter melon use and monitor blood glucose, adjusting antidiabetic doses if lows occur.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bitter melon with Canagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bitter melon and Canagliflozin-metformin 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. Bitter melon has glucose-lowering activity and may add to the effect of antidiabetic drugs. This may increase the risk of hypoglycemia, although the strength of the effect is variable and poorly standardized.
How serious is the interaction between Bitter melon and Canagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Advise patients to tell clinicians about bitter melon use and monitor blood glucose, adjusting antidiabetic doses if lows occur.
What other medicines interact with Canagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Canagliflozin-metformin with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Canagliflozin-metformin page.
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