Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-linagliptin + Methyclothiazide
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-linagliptin and Methyclothiazide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Empagliflozin has an osmotic diuretic effect and thiazides add to fluid and sodium loss. Together they can cause volume depletion, hypotension, dizziness and prerenal kidney injury, especially in older or frail patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-linagliptin and Methyclothiazide 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.
Why it happens
Additive diuretic and natriuretic effects leading to intravascular volume depletion.
What to do
Assess volume status, blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes at the start of therapy and during intercurrent illness. Consider reducing the diuretic dose if volume depletion 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 Empagliflozin-linagliptin with Methyclothiazide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-linagliptin and Methyclothiazide 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 has an osmotic diuretic effect and thiazides add to fluid and sodium loss. Together they can cause volume depletion, hypotension, dizziness and prerenal kidney injury, especially in older or frail patients.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-linagliptin and Methyclothiazide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Assess volume status, blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes at the start of therapy and during intercurrent illness. Consider reducing the diuretic dose if volume depletion develops.
What other medicines interact with Empagliflozin-linagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Empagliflozin-linagliptin with, for example, Fosphenytoin, Rifampin, Rifapentine. The full list is on the Empagliflozin-linagliptin page.
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