Drug interactions
Metformin-pioglitazone + Triamcinolone acetonide injectable
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-pioglitazone and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic or depot corticosteroids such as triamcinolone raise blood glucose and can worsen glycemic control in patients taking metformin and pioglitazone. The effect may last for days to weeks after an intramuscular or intra-articular depot dose.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-pioglitazone and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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
Corticosteroids increase hepatic gluconeogenesis and peripheral insulin resistance, pharmacodynamically opposing the antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more frequently for several days to weeks after injection and adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
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 Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-pioglitazone and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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. Systemic or depot corticosteroids such as triamcinolone raise blood glucose and can worsen glycemic control in patients taking metformin and pioglitazone. The effect may last for days to weeks after an intramuscular or intra-articular depot dose.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-pioglitazone and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
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 more frequently for several days to weeks after injection and adjust antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia develops.
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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