Drug interactions
Budesonide + Empagliflozin-metformin
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Empagliflozin-metformin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids can raise blood glucose and reduce the effect of antidiabetic drugs. With budesonide, the effect depends on the route and dose and is greatest with systemic exposure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Empagliflozin-metformin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Budesonide belongs to Respiratory; Empagliflozin-metformin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased hepatic gluconeogenesis oppose the glucose-lowering drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when budesonide is started, especially with oral or high-dose use. Adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide with Empagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Empagliflozin-metformin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Corticosteroids can raise blood glucose and reduce the effect of antidiabetic drugs. With budesonide, the effect depends on the route and dose and is greatest with systemic exposure.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Empagliflozin-metformin?
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 when budesonide is started, especially with oral or high-dose use. Adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Empagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Empagliflozin-metformin with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate, Diatrizoate. The full list is on the Empagliflozin-metformin page.
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