Drug interactions
Insulin degludec-insulin aspart + Prednisone
Severity: Moderate
Insulin degludec-insulin aspart and Prednisone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic prednisone causes hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, reducing the effect of insulin. Insulin requirements often rise during therapy and fall after the steroid is reduced.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin degludec-insulin aspart and Prednisone 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 degludec-insulin aspart belongs to Endocrine; Prednisone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Prednisone is converted to prednisolone, which increases hepatic glucose output and reduces peripheral insulin sensitivity.
What to do
Monitor glucose more often, especially postprandially, and titrate insulin during steroid therapy. Reduce insulin as the steroid is tapered.
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 degludec-insulin aspart with Prednisone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin degludec-insulin aspart and Prednisone 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. Systemic prednisone causes hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, reducing the effect of insulin. Insulin requirements often rise during therapy and fall after the steroid is reduced.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin degludec-insulin aspart and Prednisone?
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 glucose more often, especially postprandially, and titrate insulin during steroid therapy. Reduce insulin as the steroid is tapered.
What other medicines interact with Insulin degludec-insulin aspart?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin degludec-insulin aspart with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Clozapine, Diazoxide. The full list is on the Insulin degludec-insulin aspart page.
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