Drug interactions
Cortisone + Exenatide
Severity: Moderate
Cortisone and Exenatide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic corticosteroids such as cortisone raise blood glucose by promoting insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output. This can reduce the effectiveness of exenatide and worsen hyperglycemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cortisone and Exenatide 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
Glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased gluconeogenesis oppose the glucose-lowering action of exenatide (pharmacodynamic antagonism).
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during corticosteroid therapy and after dose changes or withdrawal. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
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 Exenatide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cortisone and Exenatide 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. Systemic corticosteroids such as cortisone raise blood glucose by promoting insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output. This can reduce the effectiveness of exenatide and worsen hyperglycemia.
How serious is the interaction between Cortisone and Exenatide?
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 withdrawal. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What other medicines interact with Exenatide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Exenatide with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Asenapine, Betamethasone. The full list is on the Exenatide page.
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