Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Nortriptyline
Severity: Minor
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Nortriptyline: minor interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants such as nortriptyline may enhance glucose lowering, and hypoglycemia has been reported in patients taking antidiabetic agents. Symptoms of hypoglycemia may be masked.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Nortriptyline 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-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine; Nortriptyline belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Probable additive pharmacodynamic effect on glycemia; mechanism not firmly established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when nortriptyline is started or stopped, and counsel the patient about hypoglycemia.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glimepiride-pioglitazone with Nortriptyline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Nortriptyline have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Tricyclic antidepressants such as nortriptyline may enhance glucose lowering, and hypoglycemia has been reported in patients taking antidiabetic agents. Symptoms of hypoglycemia may be masked.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Nortriptyline?
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 nortriptyline is started or stopped, and counsel the patient about hypoglycemia.
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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