Drug interactions
Choline magnesium trisalicylate + Insulin lispro
Severity: Moderate
Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Insulin lispro: moderate interaction.
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Summary
High doses of salicylates can lower blood glucose and may enhance the glucose-lowering effect of insulin. Hypoglycemia can occur in patients taking large anti-inflammatory doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Insulin lispro 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.
Why it happens
Salicylates at high doses have intrinsic hypoglycemic activity and may improve insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion, adding to insulin effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently when starting or stopping high-dose salicylate therapy. Reduce the insulin lispro dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Choline magnesium trisalicylate with Insulin lispro?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Insulin lispro 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. High doses of salicylates can lower blood glucose and may enhance the glucose-lowering effect of insulin. Hypoglycemia can occur in patients taking large anti-inflammatory doses.
How serious is the interaction between Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Insulin lispro?
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 more frequently when starting or stopping high-dose salicylate therapy. Reduce the insulin lispro dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin lispro?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin lispro with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Metreleptin. The full list is on the Insulin lispro page.
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