Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Procainamide
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-metformin and Procainamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs are cationic and are secreted by renal tubular transporters, so each may reduce the other's elimination. Procainamide levels may rise, increasing the risk of arrhythmia and other toxicity, and metformin levels may also increase.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Procainamide 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
Competition for renal tubular secretion via OCT2 and MATE transporters.
What to do
Monitor procainamide levels, ECG and renal function, and watch for metformin adverse effects. Adjust doses of either drug if levels or tolerability require.
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 Procainamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-metformin and Procainamide 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. Both drugs are cationic and are secreted by renal tubular transporters, so each may reduce the other's elimination. Procainamide levels may rise, increasing the risk of arrhythmia and other toxicity, and metformin levels may also increase.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Procainamide?
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 procainamide levels, ECG and renal function, and watch for metformin adverse effects. Adjust doses of either drug if levels or tolerability require.
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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