Drug interactions
Metformin-pioglitazone + Thyroid desiccated
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-pioglitazone and Thyroid desiccated: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Thyroid hormones increase metabolic rate and can raise blood glucose and insulin requirements. This may weaken the control provided by metformin and pioglitazone.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-pioglitazone and Thyroid desiccated 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.
Why it happens
Thyroid hormone increases hepatic glucose output and glucose absorption, opposing antidiabetic effects.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when thyroid therapy is started, changed or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Metformin-pioglitazone with Thyroid desiccated?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-pioglitazone and Thyroid desiccated 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. Thyroid hormones increase metabolic rate and can raise blood glucose and insulin requirements. This may weaken the control provided by metformin and pioglitazone.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-pioglitazone and Thyroid desiccated?
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 when thyroid therapy is started, changed or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses as 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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