Drug interactions
Budesonide + Vildagliptin
Severity: Minor
Budesonide and Vildagliptin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Budesonide can raise blood glucose and reduce the effect of vildagliptin. The effect is greater with oral or high-dose budesonide than with inhaled forms.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Vildagliptin 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; Vildagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism through corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when budesonide is started, changed or stopped, and 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide with Vildagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Budesonide and Vildagliptin 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 effect of vildagliptin. The effect is greater with oral or high-dose budesonide than with inhaled forms.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Vildagliptin?
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 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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