Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Lonapegsomatropin
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-metformin and Lonapegsomatropin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Growth hormone reduces insulin sensitivity, which can raise blood glucose in patients with diabetes. Patients taking empagliflozin-metformin may need more intensive glucose monitoring and dose changes of their antidiabetic therapy after lonapegsomatropin is started.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Lonapegsomatropin 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; Lonapegsomatropin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Growth hormone induces insulin resistance and increases hepatic glucose output, opposing the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic agents.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely when starting or adjusting lonapegsomatropin and titrate antidiabetic therapy accordingly. Reassess glycemic control after any dose change.
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
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Empagliflozin-metformin with Lonapegsomatropin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-metformin and Lonapegsomatropin 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. Growth hormone reduces insulin sensitivity, which can raise blood glucose in patients with diabetes. Patients taking empagliflozin-metformin may need more intensive glucose monitoring and dose changes of their antidiabetic therapy after lonapegsomatropin is started.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Lonapegsomatropin?
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 closely when starting or adjusting lonapegsomatropin and titrate antidiabetic therapy accordingly. Reassess glycemic control after any dose change.
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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