Drug interactions
Dichlorphenamide + Saxagliptin-metformin
Severity: Moderate
Dichlorphenamide and Saxagliptin-metformin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dichlorphenamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that can cause metabolic acidosis, and metformin carries a risk of lactic acidosis. Together they may raise the risk of serious acid-base disturbance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dichlorphenamide and Saxagliptin-metformin 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.
Dichlorphenamide belongs to Miscellaneous; Saxagliptin-metformin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive acidosis from carbonic anhydrase inhibition (bicarbonate loss) and metformin-associated lactate accumulation.
What to do
Monitor serum bicarbonate and acid-base status at baseline and periodically. Reduce dose or discontinue if acidosis develops.
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 Dichlorphenamide with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dichlorphenamide and Saxagliptin-metformin 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. Dichlorphenamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that can cause metabolic acidosis, and metformin carries a risk of lactic acidosis. Together they may raise the risk of serious acid-base disturbance.
How serious is the interaction between Dichlorphenamide and Saxagliptin-metformin?
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 serum bicarbonate and acid-base status at baseline and periodically. Reduce dose or discontinue if acidosis develops.
What other medicines interact with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Saxagliptin-metformin with, for example, Atazanavir, Clozapine, Contrast media. The full list is on the Saxagliptin-metformin page.
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