Drug interactions
Empagliflozin + Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin and Glimepiride-pioglitazone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Empagliflozin combined with glimepiride increases the likelihood of hypoglycemia, and pioglitazone adds to the overall glucose-lowering effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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.
Empagliflozin belongs to Endocrine; Glimepiride-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering through insulin-independent urinary glucose excretion plus sulfonylurea-driven insulin secretion.
What to do
Consider lowering the glimepiride dose when empagliflozin is started and monitor blood glucose.
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 Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Other interactions of Empagliflozin
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- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Empagliflozin Moderate
- Amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Empagliflozin Moderate
- Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Empagliflozin Moderate
- Azilsartan-chlorthalidone + Empagliflozin Moderate
- Bendroflumethiazide + Empagliflozin Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Empagliflozin with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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. Empagliflozin combined with glimepiride increases the likelihood of hypoglycemia, and pioglitazone adds to the overall glucose-lowering effect.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin and Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider lowering the glimepiride dose when empagliflozin is started and monitor blood glucose.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone with, for example, Fluconazole, Gemfibrozil, Insulin aspart. The full list is on the Glimepiride-pioglitazone page.
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