Drug interactions
Exenatide + Triamcinolone acetonide injectable
Severity: Moderate
Exenatide and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Injected corticosteroids can raise blood glucose for days to weeks by increasing insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output. This can counteract exenatide and cause transient hyperglycemia in diabetic patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Exenatide and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism: glucocorticoids induce insulin resistance and gluconeogenesis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently for one to several weeks after the injection and adjust antidiabetic therapy temporarily if needed.
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 Exenatide with Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Exenatide and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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. Injected corticosteroids can raise blood glucose for days to weeks by increasing insulin resistance and hepatic glucose output. This can counteract exenatide and cause transient hyperglycemia in diabetic patients.
How serious is the interaction between Exenatide and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
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 more frequently for one to several weeks after the injection and adjust antidiabetic therapy temporarily if needed.
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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