Drug interactions
Budesonide + Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Systemic corticosteroids raise blood glucose and can reduce the glycemic control achieved with ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Inhaled or locally acting budesonide has low systemic exposure, so the effect is usually small, but higher or oral doses may matter in people with diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Ertugliflozin-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.
Budesonide belongs to Respiratory; Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids increase hepatic gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance, opposing the glucose-lowering effect of the antidiabetic agents.
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 Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Ertugliflozin-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. Systemic corticosteroids raise blood glucose and can reduce the glycemic control achieved with ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Inhaled or locally acting budesonide has low systemic exposure, so the effect is usually small, but higher or oral doses may matter in people with diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Ertugliflozin-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 when budesonide is started, especially with oral or high-dose use. Adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin with, for example, Albiglutide, Aripiprazole, Asenapine. The full list is on the Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin page.
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