Drug interactions
Canagliflozin + Insulin glargine
Severity: Moderate
Canagliflozin and Insulin glargine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Canagliflozin adds to insulin's glucose-lowering effect and raises hypoglycemia risk. Reduced insulin doses combined with SGLT2 inhibition also carry a risk of ketoacidosis.
What this interaction means in plain words
Canagliflozin and Insulin glargine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Canagliflozin belongs to Endocrine; Insulin glargine belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose lowering via insulin plus insulin-independent urinary glucose excretion from SGLT2 inhibition.
What to do
Consider a lower insulin dose when starting canagliflozin and monitor glucose; avoid excessive insulin reduction and watch for ketoacidosis symptoms.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Insulin glargine
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Canagliflozin with Insulin glargine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Canagliflozin and Insulin glargine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Canagliflozin adds to insulin's glucose-lowering effect and raises hypoglycemia risk. Reduced insulin doses combined with SGLT2 inhibition also carry a risk of ketoacidosis.
How serious is the interaction between Canagliflozin and Insulin glargine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider a lower insulin dose when starting canagliflozin and monitor glucose; avoid excessive insulin reduction and watch for ketoacidosis symptoms.
What other medicines interact with Insulin glargine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin glargine with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Glimepiride-pioglitazone. The full list is on the Insulin glargine page.
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