Drug interactions
Drospirenone + Liraglutide
Severity: Minor
Drospirenone and Liraglutide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Hormonal contraceptives can mildly impair glucose tolerance and might reduce the effect of liraglutide in diabetic patients. The clinical impact is usually small. Drospirenone has an antimineralocorticoid action but no meaningful effect on liraglutide handling.
What this interaction means in plain words
Drospirenone and Liraglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Drospirenone belongs to Endocrine; Liraglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible modest pharmacodynamic antagonism via reduced insulin sensitivity; no clinically relevant pharmacokinetic mechanism is established.
What to do
Monitor glucose control after starting or stopping the contraceptive. Adjust antidiabetic therapy only if control changes.
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 Liraglutide
Other interactions of Drospirenone
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Drospirenone with Liraglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Drospirenone and Liraglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Hormonal contraceptives can mildly impair glucose tolerance and might reduce the effect of liraglutide in diabetic patients. The clinical impact is usually small. Drospirenone has an antimineralocorticoid action but no meaningful effect on liraglutide handling.
How serious is the interaction between Drospirenone and Liraglutide?
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 glucose control after starting or stopping the contraceptive. Adjust antidiabetic therapy only if control changes.
What other medicines interact with Liraglutide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Liraglutide with, for example, Insulin degludec-liraglutide, Insulin glargine-lixisenatide, Alogliptin-metformin. The full list is on the Liraglutide page.
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