Drug interactions
Nateglinide + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Nateglinide and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone may raise blood glucose, reducing the effectiveness of nateglinide. Patients with diabetes may need closer glycemic oversight.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nateglinide 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.
Nateglinide belongs to Endocrine; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Antipsychotic-induced insulin resistance and hyperglycemia oppose antidiabetic therapy.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c after starting paliperidone and adjust the antidiabetic regimen 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 Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
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 Nateglinide with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nateglinide 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 raise blood glucose, reducing the effectiveness of nateglinide. Patients with diabetes may need closer glycemic oversight.
How serious is the interaction between Nateglinide 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 after starting paliperidone and adjust the antidiabetic regimen as needed.
What other medicines interact with Paliperidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Paliperidone with, for example, Ibutilide, Pimozide, Vandetanib. The full list is on the Paliperidone page.
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