Drug interactions
Budesonide + Metformin-sitagliptin
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Metformin-sitagliptin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Systemic budesonide can raise blood glucose and oppose metformin and sitagliptin. Inhaled or locally acting forms have much less effect, so the impact depends on the route and dose.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Metformin-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; Metformin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased hepatic gluconeogenesis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during oral or systemic budesonide therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment 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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Other interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Metformin-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 budesonide can raise blood glucose and oppose metformin and sitagliptin. Inhaled or locally acting forms have much less effect, so the impact depends on the route and dose.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Metformin-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 during oral or systemic budesonide therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment if hyperglycemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin with, for example, Clozapine, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Metformin-sitagliptin page.
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