Drug interactions
Lurasidone + Saxagliptin
Severity: Moderate
Lurasidone and Saxagliptin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lurasidone may raise blood glucose in some patients, potentially reducing the effectiveness of saxagliptin. The effect is usually modest but can matter in poorly controlled diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Lurasidone and Saxagliptin 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.
Lurasidone belongs to Central Nervous System; Saxagliptin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism from antipsychotic-associated impairment of glucose regulation.
What to do
Monitor glucose and HbA1c after starting lurasidone and adjust the antidiabetic regimen 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 Lurasidone
- Apalutamide + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Atazanavir + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Clarithromycin + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Cobicistat + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Conivaptan + Lurasidone Contraindicated
Other interactions of Saxagliptin
- Albiglutide + Saxagliptin Moderate
- Amlodipine-benazepril + Saxagliptin Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Saxagliptin Moderate
- Asenapine + Saxagliptin Moderate
- Atazanavir + Saxagliptin Moderate
- Benazepril + Saxagliptin Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Lurasidone with Saxagliptin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Lurasidone and Saxagliptin 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. Lurasidone may raise blood glucose in some patients, potentially reducing the effectiveness of saxagliptin. The effect is usually modest but can matter in poorly controlled diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Lurasidone and Saxagliptin?
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 lurasidone and adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What other medicines interact with Lurasidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Lurasidone with, for example, Apalutamide, Atazanavir, Carbamazepine. The full list is on the Lurasidone page.
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