Drug interactions
Fenfluramine + Insulin neutral human
Severity: Moderate
Fenfluramine and Insulin neutral human: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Fenfluramine may improve peripheral glucose utilization and add to the glucose-lowering effect of insulin, increasing the risk of hypoglycemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fenfluramine and Insulin neutral human 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.
Fenfluramine belongs to Central Nervous System; Insulin neutral human belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Serotonergic action increases peripheral glucose uptake, adding to insulin's glucose-lowering effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when fenfluramine is started or stopped and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia 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 Insulin neutral human
Other interactions of Fenfluramine
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- Fenfluramine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Fenfluramine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Fenfluramine + Selegiline Contraindicated
- Fenfluramine + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Almotriptan + Fenfluramine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fenfluramine with Insulin neutral human?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fenfluramine and Insulin neutral human 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. Fenfluramine may improve peripheral glucose utilization and add to the glucose-lowering effect of insulin, increasing the risk of hypoglycemia.
How serious is the interaction between Fenfluramine and Insulin neutral human?
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 fenfluramine is started or stopped and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin neutral human?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin neutral human with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Ethanol, Mecasermin. The full list is on the Insulin neutral human page.
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