Drug interactions
Dapagliflozin + Tolazamide
Severity: Moderate
Dapagliflozin and Tolazamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dapagliflozin added to a sulfonylurea increases the risk of hypoglycemia. Sulfonylurea dose reduction is often appropriate.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dapagliflozin and Tolazamide 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.
Dapagliflozin belongs to Endocrine; Tolazamide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose lowering from sulfonylurea-stimulated insulin secretion and SGLT2-mediated glucosuria.
What to do
Consider reducing the tolazamide dose when starting dapagliflozin and monitor blood glucose closely.
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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- Disopyramide + Tolazamide Major
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- Acemetacin + Tolazamide Moderate
- Acetylsalicylic acid + Tolazamide Moderate
- Albiglutide + Tolazamide Moderate
Other interactions of Dapagliflozin
- Chlorpropamide + Dapagliflozin Moderate
- Dapagliflozin + Gliclazide Moderate
- Dapagliflozin + Glimepiride Moderate
- Dapagliflozin + Glimepiride-pioglitazone Moderate
- Dapagliflozin + Glipizide Moderate
- Dapagliflozin + Glipizide-metformin Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dapagliflozin with Tolazamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dapagliflozin and Tolazamide 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. Dapagliflozin added to a sulfonylurea increases the risk of hypoglycemia. Sulfonylurea dose reduction is often appropriate.
How serious is the interaction between Dapagliflozin and Tolazamide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider reducing the tolazamide dose when starting dapagliflozin and monitor blood glucose closely.
What other medicines interact with Tolazamide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tolazamide with, for example, Disopyramide, Insulin degludec-liraglutide, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Tolazamide page.
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