Drug interactions
Glimepiride-pioglitazone + Ramipril
Severity: Moderate
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Ramipril: moderate interaction.
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Summary
ACE inhibitors may enhance insulin sensitivity and potentiate the effect of sulfonylureas, occasionally causing hypoglycemia, particularly early in therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Ramipril 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; Ramipril belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic effect through improved insulin sensitivity, possibly via increased bradykinin.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting ramipril and reduce glimepiride 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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Other interactions of Glimepiride-pioglitazone
Other interactions of Ramipril
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- Ramipril + Sacubitril / valsartan Contraindicated
- Ramipril + Sacubitril-valsartan Contraindicated
- Amifostine + Ramipril Major
- Amiloride + Ramipril Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glimepiride-pioglitazone with Ramipril?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Ramipril 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. ACE inhibitors may enhance insulin sensitivity and potentiate the effect of sulfonylureas, occasionally causing hypoglycemia, particularly early in therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Glimepiride-pioglitazone and Ramipril?
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 when starting ramipril and reduce glimepiride 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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