Drug interactions
Indapamide + Insulin inhaled
Severity: Moderate
Indapamide and Insulin inhaled: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Indapamide may raise blood glucose and reduce insulin sensitivity, particularly with hypokalemia, so insulin requirements may increase.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indapamide and Insulin inhaled 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.
Why it happens
Thiazide-like diuretics impair glucose tolerance, partly through potassium depletion.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more often when indapamide is started or changed and adjust the insulin dose accordingly. Correct hypokalemia if present.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indapamide with Insulin inhaled?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indapamide and Insulin inhaled 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. Indapamide may raise blood glucose and reduce insulin sensitivity, particularly with hypokalemia, so insulin requirements may increase.
How serious is the interaction between Indapamide and Insulin inhaled?
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 more often when indapamide is started or changed and adjust the insulin dose accordingly. Correct hypokalemia if present.
What other medicines interact with Indapamide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indapamide with, for example, Adagrasib, Amifostine, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Indapamide page.
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