Drug interactions
Ciprofibrate + Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Severity: Moderate
Ciprofibrate and Glimepiride-pioglitazone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Fibrates can improve insulin sensitivity and may enhance the glucose-lowering effect of sulfonylureas, which can lead to hypoglycemia. Pioglitazone is also combined with fibrates in some patients, adding to the lipid effects and the risk of low glucose.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ciprofibrate and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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
Fibrates may displace sulfonylureas from plasma protein binding and add to insulin-sensitizing effects through PPAR-alpha activation.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when ciprofibrate is started. Reduce the glimepiride 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 Ciprofibrate with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ciprofibrate and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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. Fibrates can improve insulin sensitivity and may enhance the glucose-lowering effect of sulfonylureas, which can lead to hypoglycemia. Pioglitazone is also combined with fibrates in some patients, adding to the lipid effects and the risk of low glucose.
How serious is the interaction between Ciprofibrate and Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
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 when ciprofibrate is started. Reduce the glimepiride dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone with, for example, Fluconazole, Gemfibrozil, Insulin aspart. The full list is on the Glimepiride-pioglitazone page.
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