Drug interactions
Moxifloxacin + Nateglinide
Severity: Moderate
Moxifloxacin and Nateglinide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Fluoroquinolones can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients using insulin secretagogues. Nateglinide stimulates insulin release, so the risk of hypoglycemia may be additive.
What this interaction means in plain words
Moxifloxacin and Nateglinide 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.
Moxifloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Nateglinide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive effects on pancreatic beta-cell insulin secretion.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose closely during and after moxifloxacin therapy and adjust the nateglinide dose if needed. Counsel patients on hypoglycemia symptoms.
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 Moxifloxacin
- Amiodarone + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
- Arsenic trioxide + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
- Disopyramide + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
- Dronedarone + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
- Droperidol + Moxifloxacin Contraindicated
Other interactions of Nateglinide
- Albiglutide + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-metformin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alpelisib + Nateglinide Moderate
- Amiodarone + Nateglinide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Moxifloxacin with Nateglinide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Moxifloxacin and Nateglinide 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. Fluoroquinolones can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in patients using insulin secretagogues. Nateglinide stimulates insulin release, so the risk of hypoglycemia may be additive.
How serious is the interaction between Moxifloxacin and Nateglinide?
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 closely during and after moxifloxacin therapy and adjust the nateglinide dose if needed. Counsel patients on hypoglycemia symptoms.
What other medicines interact with Moxifloxacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Moxifloxacin with, for example, Amiodarone, Arsenic trioxide, Disopyramide. The full list is on the Moxifloxacin page.
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