Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Insulin glulisine
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Insulin glulisine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combining insulin glulisine with a sulfonylurea and a thiazolidinedione gives additive glucose lowering and raises the risk of hypoglycemia. Insulin together with pioglitazone can also promote fluid retention and edema, and may precipitate or worsen heart failure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Insulin glulisine 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.
Glimepiride-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine; Insulin glulisine belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic glucose-lowering effects, with pioglitazone-related renal sodium and fluid retention being augmented by insulin.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely and consider reducing the insulin or glimepiride dose when starting the combination. Watch for weight gain, edema and signs of heart failure.
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 Glimepiride-pioglitazone with Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Insulin glulisine 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. Combining insulin glulisine with a sulfonylurea and a thiazolidinedione gives additive glucose lowering and raises the risk of hypoglycemia. Insulin together with pioglitazone can also promote fluid retention and edema, and may precipitate or worsen heart failure.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Insulin glulisine?
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 closely and consider reducing the insulin or glimepiride dose when starting the combination. Watch for weight gain, edema and signs of heart failure.
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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