Drug interactions
Insulin aspart + Semaglutide
Severity: Moderate
Insulin aspart and Semaglutide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Semaglutide enhances glucose-dependent insulin secretion and slows gastric emptying, and combined with insulin it raises the risk of hypoglycemia. The risk is greatest when semaglutide is added to existing insulin doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin aspart and Semaglutide 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; Semaglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive glucose-lowering effects of exogenous insulin and GLP-1 receptor agonism.
What to do
Consider lowering the insulin dose when starting semaglutide and monitor blood glucose frequently during dose escalation.
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 Insulin aspart
Other interactions of Semaglutide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Insulin aspart with Semaglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin aspart and Semaglutide 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. Semaglutide enhances glucose-dependent insulin secretion and slows gastric emptying, and combined with insulin it raises the risk of hypoglycemia. The risk is greatest when semaglutide is added to existing insulin doses.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin aspart and Semaglutide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider lowering the insulin dose when starting semaglutide and monitor blood glucose frequently during dose escalation.
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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