Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Procarbazine
Severity: Minor
Empagliflozin-metformin and Procarbazine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Procarbazine has weak MAO-inhibiting activity and has been associated with altered glucose handling. Glucose-lowering by the antidiabetic combination may be enhanced, though the data are limited.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Procarbazine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Empagliflozin-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Procarbazine belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Possible additive pharmacodynamic effect through MAO inhibition; mechanism not firmly established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during procarbazine therapy and adjust antidiabetic doses if glucose changes. No routine dose change is needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Empagliflozin-metformin with Procarbazine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Empagliflozin-metformin and Procarbazine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Procarbazine has weak MAO-inhibiting activity and has been associated with altered glucose handling. Glucose-lowering by the antidiabetic combination may be enhanced, though the data are limited.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Procarbazine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose during procarbazine therapy and adjust antidiabetic doses if glucose changes. No routine dose change is 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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