Drug interactions
Desipramine + Insulin glulisine
Severity: Minor
Desipramine and Insulin glulisine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants may influence glucose regulation and have been reported to enhance the glucose-lowering effect of insulin in some patients. Tricyclic effects may also blunt awareness of hypoglycemic symptoms.
What this interaction means in plain words
Desipramine and Insulin glulisine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Desipramine belongs to Central Nervous System; Insulin glulisine belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible pharmacodynamic enhancement of hypoglycemia; the mechanism is not clearly established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently when desipramine is started, changed or stopped, and adjust the insulin dose if needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Desipramine
- Desipramine + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Pentamidine Contraindicated
Other interactions of Insulin glulisine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Desipramine with Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Desipramine and Insulin glulisine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Tricyclic antidepressants may influence glucose regulation and have been reported to enhance the glucose-lowering effect of insulin in some patients. Tricyclic effects may also blunt awareness of hypoglycemic symptoms.
How serious is the interaction between Desipramine and Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose more frequently when desipramine is started, changed or stopped, and adjust the insulin dose if needed.
What other medicines interact with Desipramine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Desipramine with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Desipramine page.
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