Drug interactions
Procarbazine + Saxagliptin-metformin
Severity: Minor
Procarbazine and Saxagliptin-metformin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Procarbazine has weak MAO-inhibiting properties and may potentiate the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Hypoglycemia is theoretically possible with saxagliptin-metformin.
What this interaction means in plain words
Procarbazine and Saxagliptin-metformin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Procarbazine belongs to Oncology; Saxagliptin-metformin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Not firmly established; probable additive glucose lowering via MAO inhibition.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose when procarbazine is started or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses only if glucose changes.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Procarbazine with Saxagliptin-metformin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Procarbazine and Saxagliptin-metformin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Procarbazine has weak MAO-inhibiting properties and may potentiate the glucose-lowering effect of antidiabetic drugs. Hypoglycemia is theoretically possible with saxagliptin-metformin.
How serious is the interaction between Procarbazine and Saxagliptin-metformin?
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 procarbazine is started or stopped. Adjust antidiabetic doses only if glucose changes.
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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