Drug interactions
Insulin detemir + Tranylcypromine
Severity: Moderate
Insulin detemir and Tranylcypromine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors can enhance the blood glucose-lowering effect of insulin. This may lead to more frequent or more severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes who start or stop tranylcypromine.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin detemir and Tranylcypromine 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 detemir belongs to Endocrine; Tranylcypromine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
MAO inhibitors are thought to augment insulin sensitivity and glucose lowering, but the exact mechanism is not firmly established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently when tranylcypromine is started, changed or stopped. 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 detemir with Tranylcypromine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin detemir and Tranylcypromine 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. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors can enhance the blood glucose-lowering effect of insulin. This may lead to more frequent or more severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes who start or stop tranylcypromine.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin detemir and Tranylcypromine?
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 frequently when tranylcypromine is started, changed or stopped. Reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Tranylcypromine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tranylcypromine with, for example, 5-HTP, Amitriptyline, Amoxapine. The full list is on the Tranylcypromine page.
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