Drug interactions
Cortisone + Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin
Severity: Moderate
Cortisone and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Cortisone is a corticosteroid that raises blood glucose and can weaken glycemic control in patients treated with ertugliflozin and sitagliptin. Higher doses or prolonged use may require changes in diabetes therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cortisone and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin 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
Glucocorticoids increase hepatic gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance, directly opposing the glucose-lowering effects.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during corticosteroid therapy and after dose changes or discontinuation. Intensify antidiabetic therapy as needed and reduce it when the steroid is withdrawn.
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 Cortisone with Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cortisone and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin 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. Cortisone is a corticosteroid that raises blood glucose and can weaken glycemic control in patients treated with ertugliflozin and sitagliptin. Higher doses or prolonged use may require changes in diabetes therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Cortisone and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
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 corticosteroid therapy and after dose changes or discontinuation. Intensify antidiabetic therapy as needed and reduce it when the steroid is withdrawn.
What other medicines interact with Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin with, for example, Albiglutide, Aripiprazole, Asenapine. The full list is on the Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin page.
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