Drug interactions
Budesonide + Insulin aspart
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Insulin aspart: minor interaction.
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Summary
Glucocorticoids increase insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output, which can weaken the glucose-lowering effect of insulin. Inhaled or locally acting budesonide has a small effect, but oral or high-dose therapy can raise insulin requirements.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Insulin aspart 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; Insulin aspart belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism through glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased gluconeogenesis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when budesonide is started, changed or stopped, and adjust insulin dose accordingly.
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 Insulin aspart?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Insulin aspart have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Glucocorticoids increase insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output, which can weaken the glucose-lowering effect of insulin. Inhaled or locally acting budesonide has a small effect, but oral or high-dose therapy can raise insulin requirements.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Insulin aspart?
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, changed or stopped, and adjust insulin dose accordingly.
What other medicines interact with Budesonide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Budesonide with, for example, Aldesleukin, Atazanavir, Bcg vaccine live. The full list is on the Budesonide page.
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