Drug interactions
Dexamethasone + Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin
Severity: Moderate
Dexamethasone and Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dexamethasone is a potent glucocorticoid that commonly causes hyperglycemia and can offset the glucose-lowering effect of ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Significant elevations may occur even with short courses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexamethasone 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.
Dexamethasone belongs to Endocrine; Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids increase insulin resistance and hepatic gluconeogenesis, opposing the antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during dexamethasone therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment as needed. Watch for ketoacidosis symptoms if hyperglycemia is marked.
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 Dexamethasone with Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexamethasone 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. Dexamethasone is a potent glucocorticoid that commonly causes hyperglycemia and can offset the glucose-lowering effect of ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Significant elevations may occur even with short courses.
How serious is the interaction between Dexamethasone 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 dexamethasone therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment as needed. Watch for ketoacidosis symptoms if hyperglycemia is marked.
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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