Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Quetiapine
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Quetiapine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Quetiapine can cause hyperglycemia, weight gain and dyslipidemia, which may undermine glycemic control achieved with glimepiride and pioglitazone. Antidiabetic doses may need to increase.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Quetiapine 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; Quetiapine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism through antipsychotic-induced insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion.
What to do
Monitor fasting glucose and HbA1c after starting quetiapine and adjust antidiabetic therapy 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 Quetiapine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Quetiapine 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. Quetiapine can cause hyperglycemia, weight gain and dyslipidemia, which may undermine glycemic control achieved with glimepiride and pioglitazone. Antidiabetic doses may need to increase.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Quetiapine?
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 fasting glucose and HbA1c after starting quetiapine and adjust antidiabetic therapy 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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