Drug interactions
Insulin aspart + Salicylates
Severity: Moderate
Insulin aspart and Salicylates: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Large doses of salicylates can lower blood glucose and may enhance the effect of insulin, leading to hypoglycemia. At usual analgesic doses the effect is minimal.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin aspart and Salicylates 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
High-dose salicylates increase insulin sensitivity and secretion and reduce hepatic glucose production, producing an additive hypoglycemic effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when high-dose salicylate therapy is started or stopped, and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
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 Insulin aspart with Salicylates?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin aspart and Salicylates 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. Large doses of salicylates can lower blood glucose and may enhance the effect of insulin, leading to hypoglycemia. At usual analgesic doses the effect is minimal.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin aspart and Salicylates?
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 when high-dose salicylate therapy is started or stopped, and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin aspart?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin aspart with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Glimepiride-pioglitazone. The full list is on the Insulin aspart page.
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