Drug interactions
Metformin-sitagliptin + Methylprednisolone
Severity: Moderate
Metformin-sitagliptin and Methylprednisolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic methylprednisolone can raise blood glucose and reduce the effectiveness of antidiabetic therapy, particularly at high doses or during extended courses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Metformin-sitagliptin and Methylprednisolone 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-sitagliptin belongs to Endocrine; Methylprednisolone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids increase hepatic gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance, opposing the antidiabetic drugs.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during methylprednisolone therapy and adjust antidiabetic therapy (including insulin if needed), reducing it again as the steroid is tapered.
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-sitagliptin with Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Metformin-sitagliptin and Methylprednisolone 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 methylprednisolone can raise blood glucose and reduce the effectiveness of antidiabetic therapy, particularly at high doses or during extended courses.
How serious is the interaction between Metformin-sitagliptin and Methylprednisolone?
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 during methylprednisolone therapy and adjust antidiabetic therapy (including insulin if needed), reducing it again as the steroid is tapered.
What other medicines interact with Metformin-sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Metformin-sitagliptin with, for example, Clozapine, Contrast media, Diatrizoate meglumine / diatrizoate. The full list is on the Metformin-sitagliptin page.
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