Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Prednisone
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Prednisone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic prednisone is converted to prednisolone and raises blood glucose through increased insulin resistance and hepatic glucose production. This can reduce the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone and lead to poor glycemic control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Prednisone 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; Prednisone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism through glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and gluconeogenesis.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more closely during prednisone courses and increase antidiabetic therapy if required. Lower doses again when the steroid is stopped to avoid hypoglycemia.
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 Prednisone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Prednisone 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. Systemic prednisone is converted to prednisolone and raises blood glucose through increased insulin resistance and hepatic glucose production. This can reduce the effect of glimepiride and pioglitazone and lead to poor glycemic control.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Prednisone?
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 more closely during prednisone courses and increase antidiabetic therapy if required. Lower doses again when the steroid is stopped to avoid 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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