Drug interactions
Glipizide-metformin + Vorinostat
Severity: Moderate
Glipizide-metformin and Vorinostat: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Vorinostat can cause hyperglycemia, which may counteract the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Glycemic control should be watched in diabetic patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glipizide-metformin and Vorinostat 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.
Glipizide-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Vorinostat belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Vorinostat-associated hyperglycemia opposes antidiabetic action; the mechanism is not fully established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose regularly during vorinostat therapy 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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Other interactions of Glipizide-metformin
Other interactions of Vorinostat
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- Anagrelide + Vorinostat Major
- Asenapine + Vorinostat Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glipizide-metformin with Vorinostat?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glipizide-metformin and Vorinostat 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. Vorinostat can cause hyperglycemia, which may counteract the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Glycemic control should be watched in diabetic patients.
How serious is the interaction between Glipizide-metformin and Vorinostat?
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 regularly during vorinostat therapy and adjust antidiabetic therapy as needed.
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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