Drug interactions
Insulin neutral human + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Insulin neutral human and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone can impair glucose regulation and raise blood glucose in some patients, which may reduce the effect of insulin. Insulin requirements may rise and glycemic control may worsen, particularly after the antipsychotic is started or the dose is increased.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin neutral human and Paliperidone 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 neutral human belongs to Endocrine; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Atypical antipsychotics may cause insulin resistance and weight gain, producing pharmacodynamic antagonism of insulin's glucose-lowering effect.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently when paliperidone is started, changed or stopped, and adjust the insulin dose as required. Review HbA1c periodically.
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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Other interactions of Insulin neutral human
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Insulin neutral human with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Insulin neutral human and Paliperidone 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. Paliperidone can impair glucose regulation and raise blood glucose in some patients, which may reduce the effect of insulin. Insulin requirements may rise and glycemic control may worsen, particularly after the antipsychotic is started or the dose is increased.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin neutral human and Paliperidone?
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 paliperidone is started, changed or stopped, and adjust the insulin dose as required. Review HbA1c periodically.
What other medicines interact with Insulin neutral human?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Insulin neutral human with, for example, Chlorpropamide, Ethanol, Mecasermin. The full list is on the Insulin neutral human page.
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