Drug interactions
Insulin glulisine + Magnesium salicylate
Severity: Moderate
Insulin glulisine and Magnesium salicylate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Magnesium salicylate at high doses can lower blood glucose and strengthen the effect of insulin. Hypoglycemia may occur in patients using insulin glulisine.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin glulisine and Magnesium salicylate 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
High-dose salicylate improves insulin sensitivity and may increase insulin secretion, adding to insulin's effect.
What to do
Increase blood glucose monitoring during high-dose salicylate use and reduce the insulin glulisine 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 glulisine with Magnesium salicylate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin glulisine and Magnesium salicylate 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. Magnesium salicylate at high doses can lower blood glucose and strengthen the effect of insulin. Hypoglycemia may occur in patients using insulin glulisine.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin glulisine and Magnesium salicylate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Increase blood glucose monitoring during high-dose salicylate use and reduce the insulin glulisine dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin glulisine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin glulisine with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Pentamidine. The full list is on the Insulin glulisine page.
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