Drug interactions
Pentamidine + Saxagliptin-metformin
Severity: Moderate
Pentamidine and Saxagliptin-metformin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pentamidine can damage pancreatic beta cells, causing dysglycemia (initial hypoglycemia followed by hyperglycemia or diabetes). This can destabilise glycemic control in patients taking antidiabetic drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pentamidine and Saxagliptin-metformin 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.
Pentamidine belongs to Anti Parasitic; Saxagliptin-metformin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pentamidine causes pancreatic beta-cell toxicity with abnormal insulin release.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during and after pentamidine therapy and adjust antidiabetic therapy.
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 Saxagliptin-metformin
Other interactions of Pentamidine
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- Nortriptyline + Pentamidine Contraindicated
- Pentamidine + Pimozide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pentamidine with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Pentamidine and Saxagliptin-metformin 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. Pentamidine can damage pancreatic beta cells, causing dysglycemia (initial hypoglycemia followed by hyperglycemia or diabetes). This can destabilise glycemic control in patients taking antidiabetic drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Pentamidine and Saxagliptin-metformin?
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 and after pentamidine therapy and adjust antidiabetic therapy.
What other medicines interact with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Saxagliptin-metformin with, for example, Atazanavir, Clozapine, Contrast media. The full list is on the Saxagliptin-metformin page.
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