Drug interactions
Exenatide + Fosinopril
Severity: Minor
Exenatide and Fosinopril: minor interaction.
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Summary
ACE inhibitors can improve insulin sensitivity and occasionally enhance glucose lowering by antidiabetic drugs. With exenatide this may slightly raise hypoglycemia risk, mainly when sulfonylureas or insulin are also used.
What this interaction means in plain words
Exenatide and Fosinopril have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Exenatide belongs to Endocrine; Fosinopril belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
ACE inhibition may enhance insulin sensitivity, adding to exenatide's glucose-lowering effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during the first weeks after starting or stopping fosinopril. Lower the dose of concurrent sulfonylurea or insulin if hypoglycemia occurs.
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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- Betamethasone + Exenatide Moderate
- Chlorothiazide + Exenatide Moderate
- Clozapine + Exenatide Moderate
- Cortisone + Exenatide Moderate
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- Fosinopril + Protein a column Contraindicated
- Fosinopril + Sacubitril / valsartan Contraindicated
- Fosinopril + Sacubitril-valsartan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Fosinopril Major
- Amiloride + Fosinopril Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Exenatide with Fosinopril?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Exenatide and Fosinopril have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. ACE inhibitors can improve insulin sensitivity and occasionally enhance glucose lowering by antidiabetic drugs. With exenatide this may slightly raise hypoglycemia risk, mainly when sulfonylureas or insulin are also used.
How serious is the interaction between Exenatide and Fosinopril?
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 the first weeks after starting or stopping fosinopril. Lower the dose of concurrent sulfonylurea or insulin if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Exenatide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Exenatide with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Asenapine, Betamethasone. The full list is on the Exenatide page.
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