Drug interactions
Ciprofloxacin + Nateglinide
Severity: Moderate
Ciprofloxacin and Nateglinide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Fluoroquinolones can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients taking insulin secretagogues. Nateglinide stimulates insulin release, so glucose lowering may be unpredictable during ciprofloxacin therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ciprofloxacin and Nateglinide 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.
Ciprofloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Nateglinide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Fluoroquinolone effects on beta-cell insulin release add to the insulin-secreting action of nateglinide.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during the antibiotic course and counsel the patient on hypoglycemia symptoms. Adjust the nateglinide dose if glucose becomes unstable.
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 Ciprofloxacin
- Agomelatine + Ciprofloxacin Contraindicated
- Ciprofloxacin + Fezolinetant Contraindicated
- Ciprofloxacin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Ciprofloxacin + Tizanidine Contraindicated
- Ciprofloxacin + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Alosetron + Ciprofloxacin Major
Other interactions of Nateglinide
- Albiglutide + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-metformin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alpelisib + Nateglinide Moderate
- Amiodarone + Nateglinide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ciprofloxacin with Nateglinide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ciprofloxacin and Nateglinide 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. Fluoroquinolones can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients taking insulin secretagogues. Nateglinide stimulates insulin release, so glucose lowering may be unpredictable during ciprofloxacin therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Ciprofloxacin and Nateglinide?
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 during the antibiotic course and counsel the patient on hypoglycemia symptoms. Adjust the nateglinide dose if glucose becomes unstable.
What other medicines interact with Ciprofloxacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ciprofloxacin with, for example, Agomelatine, Fezolinetant, Thioridazine. The full list is on the Ciprofloxacin page.
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