Drug interactions
Linagliptin + Somapacitan
Severity: Moderate
Linagliptin and Somapacitan: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Growth hormone analogs such as somapacitan reduce insulin sensitivity and can raise blood glucose, counteracting linagliptin. Patients with diabetes may need more intensive therapy once growth hormone is started.
What this interaction means in plain words
Linagliptin and Somapacitan 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.
Linagliptin belongs to Endocrine; Somapacitan belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Growth hormone-induced insulin resistance opposes the glucose-lowering effect of linagliptin.
What to do
Monitor glucose and HbA1c after starting or changing the somapacitan dose, and adjust antidiabetic therapy as 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 Linagliptin
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Linagliptin Moderate
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- Amobarbital + Linagliptin Moderate
- Apalutamide + Linagliptin Moderate
- Benazepril + Linagliptin Moderate
- Bexarotene + Linagliptin Moderate
Other interactions of Somapacitan
- Alogliptin-metformin + Somapacitan Moderate
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Somapacitan Moderate
- Alogliptin + Somapacitan Moderate
- Bazedoxifene-conjugated estrogens + Somapacitan Moderate
- Canagliflozin-metformin + Somapacitan Moderate
- Chlorpropamide + Somapacitan Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Linagliptin with Somapacitan?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Linagliptin and Somapacitan 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. Growth hormone analogs such as somapacitan reduce insulin sensitivity and can raise blood glucose, counteracting linagliptin. Patients with diabetes may need more intensive therapy once growth hormone is started.
How serious is the interaction between Linagliptin and Somapacitan?
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 glucose and HbA1c after starting or changing the somapacitan dose, and adjust antidiabetic therapy as needed.
What other medicines interact with Linagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Linagliptin with, for example, Alogliptin-pioglitazone, Amlodipine-benazepril, Amobarbital. The full list is on the Linagliptin page.
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