Drug interactions
Glimepiride + Testosterone
Severity: Minor
Glimepiride and Testosterone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Androgens such as testosterone can improve insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose, which may enhance the effect of glimepiride. This can occasionally lead to hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride and Testosterone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Glimepiride belongs to Endocrine; Testosterone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering through improved insulin sensitivity from androgen therapy combined with sulfonylurea-induced insulin secretion.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting or changing testosterone therapy. Reduce the glimepiride dose 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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Other interactions of Glimepiride
Other interactions of Testosterone
- Testosterone + Warfarin Major
- Androstenedione + Testosterone Moderate
- Betamethasone + Testosterone Moderate
- Carbamazepine + Testosterone Moderate
- Corticotropin + Testosterone Moderate
- Cortisone + Testosterone Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glimepiride with Testosterone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Glimepiride and Testosterone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Androgens such as testosterone can improve insulin sensitivity and lower blood glucose, which may enhance the effect of glimepiride. This can occasionally lead to hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride and Testosterone?
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 when starting or changing testosterone therapy. Reduce the glimepiride dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Glimepiride?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glimepiride with, for example, Fluconazole, Insulin degludec-liraglutide, Insulin glargine-lixisenatide. The full list is on the Glimepiride page.
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