Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Lanreotide
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-metformin and Lanreotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lanreotide suppresses insulin, glucagon and incretin secretion, which can cause either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Glycemic control may change in patients on antidiabetic drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Lanreotide 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-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Lanreotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Somatostatin analogue activity inhibits pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion, producing unpredictable glycemic effects.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting or changing the lanreotide dose. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
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 Empagliflozin-metformin
Other interactions of Lanreotide
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- Canagliflozin-metformin + Lanreotide Moderate
- Cyclosporin + Lanreotide Moderate
- Dapagliflozin-metformin + Lanreotide Moderate
- Glipizide-metformin + Lanreotide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Empagliflozin-metformin with Lanreotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-metformin and Lanreotide 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. Lanreotide suppresses insulin, glucagon and incretin secretion, which can cause either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Glycemic control may change in patients on antidiabetic drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Lanreotide?
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 when starting or changing the lanreotide dose. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What other medicines interact with Empagliflozin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Empagliflozin-metformin with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate, Diatrizoate. The full list is on the Empagliflozin-metformin page.
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