Drug interactions
Empagliflozin-metformin + Tipranavir
Severity: Moderate
Empagliflozin-metformin and Tipranavir: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Protease inhibitors such as tipranavir are associated with insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. This can reduce the effectiveness of metformin and empagliflozin and may unmask or worsen diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Empagliflozin-metformin and Tipranavir 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; Tipranavir belongs to Anti Virals.
Why it happens
Protease inhibitors induce insulin resistance and impair glucose uptake, pharmacodynamically opposing antidiabetic therapy.
What to do
Monitor fasting glucose and HbA1c after initiation and intensify antidiabetic therapy if control worsens.
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 Tipranavir?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Empagliflozin-metformin and Tipranavir 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. Protease inhibitors such as tipranavir are associated with insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. This can reduce the effectiveness of metformin and empagliflozin and may unmask or worsen diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Empagliflozin-metformin and Tipranavir?
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 fasting glucose and HbA1c after initiation and intensify antidiabetic therapy if control worsens.
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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