Drug interactions
Dexfenfluramine + Insulin glulisine
Severity: Moderate
Dexfenfluramine and Insulin glulisine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dexfenfluramine may improve glucose uptake and so enhance the effect of insulin glulisine, increasing the chance of hypoglycemia. The drug has been withdrawn in most markets, so it is rarely encountered.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexfenfluramine and Insulin glulisine 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
Additive effect from enhanced peripheral glucose uptake.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Dexfenfluramine with Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexfenfluramine and Insulin glulisine 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. Dexfenfluramine may improve glucose uptake and so enhance the effect of insulin glulisine, increasing the chance of hypoglycemia. The drug has been withdrawn in most markets, so it is rarely encountered.
How serious is the interaction between Dexfenfluramine and Insulin glulisine?
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 and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin glulisine with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Pentamidine. The full list is on the Insulin glulisine page.
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