Drug interactions
Somapacitan + Tirzepatide
Severity: Minor
Somapacitan and Tirzepatide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Growth hormone analogues can reduce insulin sensitivity and raise blood glucose, which may counteract the glucose-lowering effect of tirzepatide. Glycemic control may worsen after growth hormone is started or its dose is increased.
What this interaction means in plain words
Somapacitan and Tirzepatide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Somapacitan belongs to Endocrine; Tirzepatide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism: growth hormone induces insulin resistance and opposes the glucose-lowering action of tirzepatide.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose and HbA1c after starting or adjusting somapacitan. Adjust tirzepatide or other antidiabetic therapy if glycemic control deteriorates.
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 Tirzepatide
- Lonapegsomatropin + Tirzepatide Moderate
- Somatropin + Tirzepatide Moderate
- Somatrogon + Tirzepatide Minor
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- Alogliptin + Somapacitan Moderate
- Bazedoxifene-conjugated estrogens + Somapacitan Moderate
- Canagliflozin-metformin + Somapacitan Moderate
- Chlorpropamide + Somapacitan Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Somapacitan with Tirzepatide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Somapacitan and Tirzepatide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Growth hormone analogues can reduce insulin sensitivity and raise blood glucose, which may counteract the glucose-lowering effect of tirzepatide. Glycemic control may worsen after growth hormone is started or its dose is increased.
How serious is the interaction between Somapacitan and Tirzepatide?
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 and HbA1c after starting or adjusting somapacitan. Adjust tirzepatide or other antidiabetic therapy if glycemic control deteriorates.
What other medicines interact with Tirzepatide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tirzepatide with, for example, Lonapegsomatropin, Somatropin, Somatrogon. The full list is on the Tirzepatide page.
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