Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Methylprednisolone
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-metformin and Methylprednisolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methylprednisolone commonly raises blood glucose and can reduce the effectiveness of empagliflozin and metformin. Hyperglycemia may be marked with high or prolonged dosing.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Methylprednisolone 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; Methylprednisolone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and increased hepatic gluconeogenesis oppose the glucose-lowering drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during methylprednisolone therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment as needed. Reassess doses when the steroid is tapered or stopped.
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-metformin with Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-metformin and Methylprednisolone 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. Methylprednisolone commonly raises blood glucose and can reduce the effectiveness of empagliflozin and metformin. Hyperglycemia may be marked with high or prolonged dosing.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Methylprednisolone?
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 during methylprednisolone therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment as needed. Reassess doses when the steroid is tapered or stopped.
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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