Drug interactions
Canagliflozin-metformin + Corticotropin
Severity: Moderate
Canagliflozin-metformin and Corticotropin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticotropin stimulates cortisol release, which raises blood glucose and can cause marked hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes. This can reduce the effectiveness of canagliflozin and metformin.
What this interaction means in plain words
Canagliflozin-metformin and Corticotropin 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-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Corticotropin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Corticotropin-induced glucocorticoid excess increases gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance, opposing the antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during corticotropin treatment and increase antidiabetic therapy as needed. Watch for hypoglycemia when corticotropin is stopped.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Canagliflozin-metformin with Corticotropin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Canagliflozin-metformin and Corticotropin 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. Corticotropin stimulates cortisol release, which raises blood glucose and can cause marked hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes. This can reduce the effectiveness of canagliflozin and metformin.
How serious is the interaction between Canagliflozin-metformin and Corticotropin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose closely during corticotropin treatment and increase antidiabetic therapy as needed. Watch for hypoglycemia when corticotropin is stopped.
What other medicines interact with Canagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Canagliflozin-metformin with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Canagliflozin-metformin page.
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