Drug interactions
Pentoxifylline + Pramlintide
Severity: Minor
Pentoxifylline and Pramlintide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Pentoxifylline has been associated with enhanced glucose-lowering effects of antidiabetic agents, which may add to the hypoglycemia risk of pramlintide with insulin.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pentoxifylline and Pramlintide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Pentoxifylline belongs to Cardiovascular; Pramlintide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Possible additive hypoglycemic effect; the mechanism is not well established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when starting pentoxifylline and reduce insulin if hypoglycemia occurs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Pramlintide
Other interactions of Pentoxifylline
- Amifostine + Pentoxifylline Moderate
- Fluoxetine + Pentoxifylline Moderate
- Fluvoxamine + Pentoxifylline Moderate
- Insulin degludec / insulin aspart + Pentoxifylline Moderate
- Methoxsalen + Pentoxifylline Moderate
- Mexiletine + Pentoxifylline Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pentoxifylline with Pramlintide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Pentoxifylline and Pramlintide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Pentoxifylline has been associated with enhanced glucose-lowering effects of antidiabetic agents, which may add to the hypoglycemia risk of pramlintide with insulin.
How serious is the interaction between Pentoxifylline and Pramlintide?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose when starting pentoxifylline and reduce insulin if hypoglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Pramlintide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pramlintide with, for example, Acarbose, Atropine, Darifenacin. The full list is on the Pramlintide page.
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