Drug interactions
Nateglinide + Olanzapine
Severity: Moderate
Nateglinide and Olanzapine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Olanzapine can raise blood glucose and may weaken the effect of nateglinide. Patients may need dose adjustment or additional treatment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nateglinide and Olanzapine 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.
Nateglinide belongs to Endocrine; Olanzapine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Olanzapine-induced insulin resistance and impaired glucose regulation oppose the effect of nateglinide.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more often when olanzapine is started or changed. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen based on results.
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 Olanzapine
Other interactions of Nateglinide
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Nateglinide with Olanzapine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nateglinide and Olanzapine 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. Olanzapine can raise blood glucose and may weaken the effect of nateglinide. Patients may need dose adjustment or additional treatment.
How serious is the interaction between Nateglinide and Olanzapine?
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 often when olanzapine is started or changed. Adjust the antidiabetic regimen based on results.
What other medicines interact with Olanzapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Olanzapine with, for example, Amisulpride, Amoxapine, Apomorphine. The full list is on the Olanzapine page.
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