Drug interactions
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin + Ofloxacin
Severity: Moderate
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin and Ofloxacin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ofloxacin can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes, complicating control during antidiabetic therapy. Elderly patients and those with renal impairment are at higher risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin and Ofloxacin 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; Ofloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Fluoroquinolones affect pancreatic beta-cell insulin release, producing dysglycemia that adds to antidiabetic drug effects.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during ofloxacin therapy and counsel the patient on warning symptoms. Stop ofloxacin and choose another antibiotic if marked dysglycemia occurs.
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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Other interactions of Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin
Other interactions of Ofloxacin
- Ofloxacin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Ofloxacin Major
- Amiodarone + Ofloxacin Major
- Amisulpride + Ofloxacin Major
- Anagrelide + Ofloxacin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Ofloxacin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin with Ofloxacin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin and Ofloxacin 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. Ofloxacin can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes, complicating control during antidiabetic therapy. Elderly patients and those with renal impairment are at higher risk.
How serious is the interaction between Ertugliflozin-sitagliptin and Ofloxacin?
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 ofloxacin therapy and counsel the patient on warning symptoms. Stop ofloxacin and choose another antibiotic if marked dysglycemia occurs.
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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