Drug interactions
Budesonide + Pioglitazone
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Pioglitazone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Budesonide can raise blood glucose and reduce the glycemic benefit of pioglitazone. Both drugs can also contribute to fluid retention, which matters in patients at risk of heart failure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and 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; Pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism from corticosteroid-induced insulin resistance, plus additive fluid retention.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and watch for edema or weight gain, particularly with systemic budesonide. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen if needed.
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 Budesonide
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide with Pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and 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 can raise blood glucose and reduce the glycemic benefit of pioglitazone. Both drugs can also contribute to fluid retention, which matters in patients at risk of heart failure.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and 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 and watch for edema or weight gain, particularly with systemic budesonide. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen if needed.
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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