Drug interactions
Exenatide + Ziprasidone
Severity: Minor
Exenatide and Ziprasidone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Ziprasidone, like other atypical antipsychotics, can cause hyperglycemia and may reduce the glucose-lowering benefit of exenatide. Glycemic control may deteriorate in patients with diabetes, although ziprasidone has less metabolic liability than many other agents in its class.
What this interaction means in plain words
Exenatide and Ziprasidone 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; Ziprasidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic opposition: antipsychotic-related impairment of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity counteracts the incretin-mediated glucose lowering.
What to do
Monitor fasting glucose and HbA1c after ziprasidone is started or its dose changed. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen if control worsens.
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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Other interactions of Exenatide
- Chlorpropamide + Exenatide Major
- Asenapine + Exenatide Moderate
- Betamethasone + Exenatide Moderate
- Chlorothiazide + Exenatide Moderate
- Clozapine + Exenatide Moderate
- Cortisone + Exenatide Moderate
Other interactions of Ziprasidone
- Amiodarone + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Arsenic trioxide + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Bedaquiline + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Chloroquine + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Citalopram + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Exenatide with Ziprasidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Exenatide and Ziprasidone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Ziprasidone, like other atypical antipsychotics, can cause hyperglycemia and may reduce the glucose-lowering benefit of exenatide. Glycemic control may deteriorate in patients with diabetes, although ziprasidone has less metabolic liability than many other agents in its class.
How serious is the interaction between Exenatide and Ziprasidone?
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 fasting glucose and HbA1c after ziprasidone is started or its dose changed. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen if control worsens.
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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