Drug interactions
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin + Methylprednisolone
Severity: Moderate
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin and Methylprednisolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic methylprednisolone can raise blood glucose and reduce the effectiveness of ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Hyperglycemia may be pronounced with high-dose pulses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin 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.
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine; Methylprednisolone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids increase insulin resistance and hepatic gluconeogenesis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment; reassess when the steroid is tapered.
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 Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin with Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin 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. Systemic methylprednisolone can raise blood glucose and reduce the effectiveness of ertugliflozin-sitagliptin. Hyperglycemia may be pronounced with high-dose pulses.
How serious is the interaction between Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin 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 during therapy and adjust antidiabetic treatment; reassess when the steroid is tapered.
What other medicines interact with Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin with, for example, Albiglutide, Aripiprazole, Asenapine. The full list is on the Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin page.
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