Drug interactions
Sitagliptin + Triamcinolone acetonide injectable
Severity: Moderate
Sitagliptin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic corticosteroids raise blood glucose and can offset the effect of antidiabetic drugs. Injected triamcinolone can cause hyperglycemia lasting days to weeks in patients with diabetes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Sitagliptin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism via corticosteroid-induced insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose output.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose for several days to weeks after injection. Temporarily intensify antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia occurs.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Sitagliptin with Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Sitagliptin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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. Systemic corticosteroids raise blood glucose and can offset the effect of antidiabetic drugs. Injected triamcinolone can cause hyperglycemia lasting days to weeks in patients with diabetes.
How serious is the interaction between Sitagliptin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
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 for several days to weeks after injection. Temporarily intensify antidiabetic therapy if hyperglycemia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Sitagliptin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Sitagliptin with, for example, Albiglutide, Amlodipine-benazepril, Aripiprazole. The full list is on the Sitagliptin page.
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