Drug interactions
Metformin-pioglitazone + Perindopril
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-pioglitazone and Perindopril: moderate interaction.
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Summary
ACE inhibitors may improve insulin sensitivity and occasionally increase hypoglycemia risk in patients taking antidiabetic drugs. Renal impairment related to ACE inhibition could also raise metformin accumulation and lactic acidosis risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-pioglitazone and Perindopril 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.
Metformin-pioglitazone belongs to Endocrine; Perindopril belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
ACE inhibition enhances insulin sensitivity via bradykinin effects, and renal function changes may reduce metformin clearance.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and renal function (eGFR) after starting the ACE inhibitor, and reduce or stop metformin if renal function declines significantly.
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
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- Amifostine + Perindopril Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Metformin-pioglitazone with Perindopril?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-pioglitazone and Perindopril 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. ACE inhibitors may improve insulin sensitivity and occasionally increase hypoglycemia risk in patients taking antidiabetic drugs. Renal impairment related to ACE inhibition could also raise metformin accumulation and lactic acidosis risk.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-pioglitazone and Perindopril?
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 and renal function (eGFR) after starting the ACE inhibitor, and reduce or stop metformin if renal function declines significantly.
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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