Drug interactions
Metformin-pioglitazone + Trandolapril
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-pioglitazone and Trandolapril: moderate interaction.
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Summary
ACE inhibitors may enhance insulin sensitivity and occasionally cause hypoglycemia in diabetic patients. They can also reduce renal function in some patients, which raises metformin accumulation risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-pioglitazone and Trandolapril 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; Trandolapril belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Improved insulin sensitivity plus possible renal function decline reducing metformin clearance.
What to do
Monitor glucose and renal function, particularly at initiation and with dehydration.
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 Trandolapril?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-pioglitazone and Trandolapril 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 enhance insulin sensitivity and occasionally cause hypoglycemia in diabetic patients. They can also reduce renal function in some patients, which raises metformin accumulation risk.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-pioglitazone and Trandolapril?
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 renal function, particularly at initiation and with dehydration.
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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