Drug interactions
Etodolac + Glimepiride
Severity: Moderate
Etodolac and Glimepiride: moderate interaction.
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Summary
NSAIDs may potentiate sulfonylurea effects and occasionally lead to hypoglycemia. The effect is inconsistent and appears less likely with etodolac than with some older NSAIDs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Etodolac and Glimepiride 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.
Etodolac belongs to Musculoskeletal; Glimepiride belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible displacement from protein binding and reduced renal prostaglandin-related clearance; the mechanism is not firmly established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting or stopping etodolac and counsel on hypoglycemia symptoms. Reduce the glimepiride dose if low glucose 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 Etodolac
- Etodolac + Ketorolac Contraindicated
- Etodolac + Ketorolac intranasal Contraindicated
- Aceclofenac + Etodolac Major
- Acemetacin + Etodolac Major
- Acetylsalicylic acid + Etodolac Major
- Alteplase + Etodolac Major
Other interactions of Glimepiride
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Etodolac with Glimepiride?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Etodolac and Glimepiride 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. NSAIDs may potentiate sulfonylurea effects and occasionally lead to hypoglycemia. The effect is inconsistent and appears less likely with etodolac than with some older NSAIDs.
How serious is the interaction between Etodolac and Glimepiride?
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 when starting or stopping etodolac and counsel on hypoglycemia symptoms. Reduce the glimepiride dose if low glucose occurs.
What other medicines interact with Etodolac?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Etodolac with, for example, Ketorolac, Ketorolac intranasal, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Etodolac page.
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