Drug interactions
Insulin lispro + Oxandrolone
Severity: Moderate
Insulin lispro and Oxandrolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Anabolic androgenic steroids such as oxandrolone can improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In patients using insulin lispro this may lower blood glucose further and raise the chance of hypoglycemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin lispro and Oxandrolone 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 effect through enhanced insulin sensitivity and altered glucose metabolism caused by the anabolic steroid.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more often when oxandrolone is started, adjusted or stopped. Reduce the insulin lispro 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 lispro with Oxandrolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin lispro and Oxandrolone 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. Anabolic androgenic steroids such as oxandrolone can improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In patients using insulin lispro this may lower blood glucose further and raise the chance of hypoglycemia.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin lispro and Oxandrolone?
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 oxandrolone is started, adjusted or stopped. Reduce the insulin lispro dose if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Insulin lispro?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin lispro with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Ethanol, Metreleptin. The full list is on the Insulin lispro page.
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