Drug interactions
Desipramine + Metformin-sitagliptin
Severity: Minor
Desipramine and Metformin-sitagliptin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants can alter glucose regulation and hypoglycemia awareness in some patients. The effect on this combination is small and inconsistent.
What this interaction means in plain words
Desipramine and Metformin-sitagliptin 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; Metformin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible additive glucose-lowering effect; the mechanism is not well established.
What to do
No routine dose adjustment is needed; monitor blood glucose when desipramine is started or stopped.
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 Metformin-sitagliptin
Other interactions of Desipramine
- Desipramine + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Pentamidine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Desipramine with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Desipramine and Metformin-sitagliptin 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 can alter glucose regulation and hypoglycemia awareness in some patients. The effect on this combination is small and inconsistent.
How serious is the interaction between Desipramine and Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No routine dose adjustment is needed; monitor blood glucose when desipramine is started or stopped.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin with, for example, Clozapine, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Metformin-sitagliptin page.
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