Drug interactions
Metformin-repaglinide + Vorinostat
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-repaglinide and Vorinostat: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Vorinostat commonly causes hyperglycemia, which may reduce control in patients treated for diabetes. The effect is a recognized adverse effect of vorinostat rather than a true interaction.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-repaglinide and Vorinostat 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; Vorinostat belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Vorinostat-associated hyperglycemia has an incompletely understood mechanism and opposes the glucose-lowering effect of the antidiabetics.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose regularly during vorinostat therapy 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 Vorinostat
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Metformin-repaglinide with Vorinostat?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-repaglinide and Vorinostat 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. Vorinostat commonly causes hyperglycemia, which may reduce control in patients treated for diabetes. The effect is a recognized adverse effect of vorinostat rather than a true interaction.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-repaglinide and Vorinostat?
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 regularly during vorinostat therapy 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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