Drug interactions
Leuprolide + Metformin-pioglitazone
Severity: Moderate
Leuprolide and Metformin-pioglitazone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Leuprolide-induced androgen deprivation can worsen insulin resistance and glycemic control. This may reduce the effectiveness of antidiabetic therapy in men treated for prostate cancer.
What this interaction means in plain words
Leuprolide and Metformin-pioglitazone 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.
Leuprolide belongs to Endocrine; Metformin-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Androgen suppression increases insulin resistance and adiposity, opposing the effect of antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor HbA1c and blood glucose regularly during therapy and intensify antidiabetic treatment if needed.
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 Metformin-pioglitazone
Other interactions of Leuprolide
- Leuprolide + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Leuprolide + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Leuprolide Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Leuprolide Major
- Artemether / lumefantrine + Leuprolide Major
- Disopyramide + Leuprolide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Leuprolide with Metformin-pioglitazone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Leuprolide and Metformin-pioglitazone 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. Leuprolide-induced androgen deprivation can worsen insulin resistance and glycemic control. This may reduce the effectiveness of antidiabetic therapy in men treated for prostate cancer.
How serious is the interaction between Leuprolide and Metformin-pioglitazone?
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 HbA1c and blood glucose regularly during therapy and intensify antidiabetic treatment if needed.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-pioglitazone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-pioglitazone with, for example, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate, Diatrizoate. The full list is on the Metformin-pioglitazone page.
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