Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Mecasermin
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Mecasermin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Mecasermin, a recombinant IGF-1, has insulin-like effects and can cause hypoglycemia. Combined with glimepiride, the risk of low blood glucose is increased.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Mecasermin 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; Mecasermin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering through IGF-1 receptor activation, which has insulin-like activity.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely and give mecasermin with or shortly after a meal. 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 Glimepiride-pioglitazone with Mecasermin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Mecasermin 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. Mecasermin, a recombinant IGF-1, has insulin-like effects and can cause hypoglycemia. Combined with glimepiride, the risk of low blood glucose is increased.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Mecasermin?
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 give mecasermin with or shortly after a meal. 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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