Drug interactions
Glipizide-metformin + Vanadium
Severity: Minor
Glipizide-metformin and Vanadium: minor interaction.
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Summary
Vanadium compounds have insulin-mimetic effects and may lower blood glucose. Use with glipizide and metformin could add to the glucose-lowering effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glipizide-metformin and Vanadium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Insulin-mimetic action through inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases, producing additive glucose lowering.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose if vanadium supplements are used, and discourage use because of toxicity concerns.
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 Vanadium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Glipizide-metformin and Vanadium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Vanadium compounds have insulin-mimetic effects and may lower blood glucose. Use with glipizide and metformin could add to the glucose-lowering effect.
How serious is the interaction between Glipizide-metformin and Vanadium?
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 if vanadium supplements are used, and discourage use because of toxicity concerns.
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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