Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Lopinavir
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Lopinavir: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lopinavir/ritonavir may cause insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, reducing control with glimepiride and pioglitazone. Ritonavir may also alter metabolism of both antidiabetics.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Lopinavir 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; Lopinavir belongs to Anti Virals.
Why it happens
Protease inhibitor-induced insulin resistance opposes antidiabetic effects; ritonavir may also modify CYP metabolism.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c and adjust antidiabetic doses as needed.
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 Lopinavir?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Lopinavir 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. Lopinavir/ritonavir may cause insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, reducing control with glimepiride and pioglitazone. Ritonavir may also alter metabolism of both antidiabetics.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Lopinavir?
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 and HbA1c and adjust antidiabetic doses as needed.
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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