Drug interactions
Budesonide + Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Glimepiride-pioglitazone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids raise blood glucose and can oppose antidiabetic therapy. With budesonide, especially inhaled or locally acting oral forms, the effect is usually small but may be greater at high doses or systemic exposure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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; Glimepiride-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose output oppose glucose lowering.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when budesonide is started or dosed high, and 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 Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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 raise blood glucose and can oppose antidiabetic therapy. With budesonide, especially inhaled or locally acting oral forms, the effect is usually small but may be greater at high doses or systemic exposure.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
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 or dosed high, and adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone with, for example, Fluconazole, Gemfibrozil, Insulin aspart. The full list is on the Glimepiride-pioglitazone page.
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