Drug interactions
Insulin aspart + Saxagliptin-metformin
Severity: Moderate
Insulin aspart and Saxagliptin-metformin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combining insulin with metformin and saxagliptin gives additive glucose lowering and increases the chance of hypoglycemia. This is an established and intended combination but often requires dose changes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin aspart and Saxagliptin-metformin 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.
Insulin aspart belongs to Endocrine; Saxagliptin-metformin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic glucose-lowering effects through different mechanisms.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and consider reducing the insulin dose when adding or intensifying oral agents. Teach the patient to recognize and treat hypoglycemia.
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 Saxagliptin-metformin
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Insulin aspart with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin aspart and Saxagliptin-metformin 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. Combining insulin with metformin and saxagliptin gives additive glucose lowering and increases the chance of hypoglycemia. This is an established and intended combination but often requires dose changes.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin aspart and Saxagliptin-metformin?
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 and consider reducing the insulin dose when adding or intensifying oral agents. Teach the patient to recognize and treat hypoglycemia.
What other medicines interact with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Saxagliptin-metformin with, for example, Atazanavir, Clozapine, Contrast media. The full list is on the Saxagliptin-metformin page.
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