Drug interactions
Metformin-repaglinide + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-repaglinide and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone may cause hyperglycemia and weight gain, though less than olanzapine, and can reduce glycemic control in patients taking antidiabetic drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-repaglinide and Paliperidone 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-repaglinide belongs to Endocrine; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Atypical antipsychotics can induce insulin resistance and impair insulin secretion, opposing antidiabetic therapy.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c regularly after starting paliperidone and adjust antidiabetic therapy 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 Metformin-repaglinide
Other interactions of Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Metformin-repaglinide with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-repaglinide and Paliperidone 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. Paliperidone may cause hyperglycemia and weight gain, though less than olanzapine, and can reduce glycemic control in patients taking antidiabetic drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-repaglinide and Paliperidone?
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 HbA1c regularly after starting paliperidone and adjust antidiabetic therapy as needed.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-repaglinide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-repaglinide with, for example, Gemfibrozil, Apalutamide, Clarithromycin. The full list is on the Metformin-repaglinide page.
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