Drug interactions
Glipizide-metformin + Rasagiline
Severity: Minor
Glipizide-metformin and Rasagiline: minor interaction.
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Summary
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors have been associated with enhanced glucose-lowering in patients on antidiabetic drugs. Adding rasagiline to glipizide-metformin may therefore increase the risk of hypoglycemia, mainly through the sulfonylurea component.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glipizide-metformin and Rasagiline have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Glipizide-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Rasagiline belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
The mechanism is not well established; MAO inhibition may alter glucose homeostasis and enhance insulin-mediated effects.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when rasagiline is started or stopped. Reduce the glipizide dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Glipizide-metformin with Rasagiline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Glipizide-metformin and Rasagiline have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors have been associated with enhanced glucose-lowering in patients on antidiabetic drugs. Adding rasagiline to glipizide-metformin may therefore increase the risk of hypoglycemia, mainly through the sulfonylurea component.
How serious is the interaction between Glipizide-metformin and Rasagiline?
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 rasagiline is started or stopped. Reduce the glipizide dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Glipizide-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glipizide-metformin with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate, Diatrizoate. The full list is on the Glipizide-metformin page.
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