Drug interactions
Insulin glargine-lixisenatide + Panax ginseng
Severity: Moderate
Insulin glargine-lixisenatide and Panax ginseng: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Panax ginseng has been reported to lower blood glucose and may add to the effects of insulin and lixisenatide. This could increase the risk of hypoglycemia, although product variability makes the effect unpredictable.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin glargine-lixisenatide and Panax ginseng 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
Additive glucose lowering, possibly via improved insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more often when ginseng 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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- Ethanol + Insulin glargine-lixisenatide Major
- Exenatide injectable + Insulin glargine-lixisenatide Major
- Glimepiride + Insulin glargine-lixisenatide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Insulin glargine-lixisenatide with Panax ginseng?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin glargine-lixisenatide and Panax ginseng 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. Panax ginseng has been reported to lower blood glucose and may add to the effects of insulin and lixisenatide. This could increase the risk of hypoglycemia, although product variability makes the effect unpredictable.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin glargine-lixisenatide and Panax ginseng?
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 often when ginseng is started or stopped, and reduce the insulin dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin glargine-lixisenatide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin glargine-lixisenatide with, for example, Albiglutide, Chlorpropamide, Dulaglutide. The full list is on the Insulin glargine-lixisenatide page.
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