Drug interactions
Dulaglutide + Pramlintide
Severity: Moderate
Dulaglutide and Pramlintide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents lower postprandial glucose and slow gastric emptying, so together they can increase glucose-lowering effects and nausea. Hypoglycemia risk is greatest when mealtime insulin is also used.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dulaglutide and Pramlintide 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.
Dulaglutide belongs to Endocrine; Pramlintide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic effects on glucagon suppression, satiety and gastric emptying.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and gastrointestinal tolerance. Reduce any mealtime insulin dose if hypoglycemia 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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Other interactions of Dulaglutide
Other interactions of Pramlintide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dulaglutide with Pramlintide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dulaglutide and Pramlintide 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. Both agents lower postprandial glucose and slow gastric emptying, so together they can increase glucose-lowering effects and nausea. Hypoglycemia risk is greatest when mealtime insulin is also used.
How serious is the interaction between Dulaglutide and Pramlintide?
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 gastrointestinal tolerance. Reduce any mealtime insulin dose if hypoglycemia develops.
What other medicines interact with Dulaglutide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dulaglutide with, for example, Insulin degludec-liraglutide, Insulin glargine-lixisenatide, Alogliptin-metformin. The full list is on the Dulaglutide page.
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