Drug interactions
Empagliflozin + Insulin degludec-liraglutide
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin and Insulin degludec-liraglutide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Empagliflozin adds glucose-lowering to insulin and liraglutide, raising hypoglycemia risk. Volume depletion and, with insulin dose reductions, ketoacidosis are additional concerns.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin and Insulin degludec-liraglutide 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; Insulin degludec-liraglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose lowering through insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonism and SGLT2-mediated urinary glucose excretion.
What to do
Consider reducing the insulin dose when starting empagliflozin and monitor blood glucose; avoid abrupt large insulin cuts and watch for ketoacidosis symptoms.
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 Empagliflozin with Insulin degludec-liraglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin and Insulin degludec-liraglutide 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 adds glucose-lowering to insulin and liraglutide, raising hypoglycemia risk. Volume depletion and, with insulin dose reductions, ketoacidosis are additional concerns.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin and Insulin degludec-liraglutide?
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 reducing the insulin dose when starting empagliflozin and monitor blood glucose; avoid abrupt large insulin cuts and watch for ketoacidosis symptoms.
What other medicines interact with Insulin degludec-liraglutide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin degludec-liraglutide with, for example, Albiglutide, Chlorpropamide, Clozapine. The full list is on the Insulin degludec-liraglutide page.
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