Drug interactions
Fluoxymesterone + Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Severity: Moderate
Fluoxymesterone and Glimepiride-pioglitazone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Anabolic androgenic steroids such as fluoxymesterone can increase insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose. This may enhance the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone and raise the risk of hypoglycemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fluoxymesterone and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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
Androgens alter insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, producing an additive glucose-lowering effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting or stopping fluoxymesterone. Reduce the glimepiride 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fluoxymesterone with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fluoxymesterone and Glimepiride-pioglitazone 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. Anabolic androgenic steroids such as fluoxymesterone can increase insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose. This may enhance the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone and raise the risk of hypoglycemia.
How serious is the interaction between Fluoxymesterone and Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
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 fluoxymesterone. Reduce the glimepiride dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone with, for example, Fluconazole, Gemfibrozil, Insulin aspart. The full list is on the Glimepiride-pioglitazone page.
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