Drug interactions
Glyburide-metformin + Methamphetamine
Severity: Moderate
Glyburide-metformin and Methamphetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methamphetamine is a sympathomimetic that can raise blood glucose and mask or alter hypoglycemia symptoms. Glycemic control may become erratic in diabetic patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glyburide-metformin and Methamphetamine 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.
Glyburide-metformin belongs to Endocrine; Methamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Sympathomimetic stimulation increases catecholamine-driven glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, opposing antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely when methamphetamine is started, changed or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses 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 Glyburide-metformin
Other interactions of Methamphetamine
- Isocarboxazid + Methamphetamine Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Methamphetamine Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glyburide-metformin with Methamphetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Glyburide-metformin and Methamphetamine 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. Methamphetamine is a sympathomimetic that can raise blood glucose and mask or alter hypoglycemia symptoms. Glycemic control may become erratic in diabetic patients.
How serious is the interaction between Glyburide-metformin and Methamphetamine?
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 closely when methamphetamine is started, changed or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses as needed.
What other medicines interact with Glyburide-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glyburide-metformin with, for example, Bosentan, Cholic acid, Clarithromycin. The full list is on the Glyburide-metformin page.
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