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Interações medicamentosas

Colestipol + Niacin

Gravidade: Moderada

Colestipol and Niacin: moderate interaction.

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Resumo

Colestipol is a bile acid sequestrant that can bind niacin in the gut and reduce how much is absorbed. This may blunt the lipid-lowering effect of niacin. The two are sometimes used together deliberately, so the practical effect is usually modest.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Colestipol and Niacin 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.

Colestipol belongs to Cardiovascular; Niacin belongs to Cardiovascular.

Nível de evidência: Moderate

Por que acontece

Colestipol binds niacin in the gastrointestinal lumen and reduces its oral absorption.

O que fazer

Give niacin at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after colestipol. Monitor the lipid profile and adjust the niacin dose if the response is inadequate.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

  • 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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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Colestipol with Niacin?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Colestipol and Niacin 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. Colestipol is a bile acid sequestrant that can bind niacin in the gut and reduce how much is absorbed. This may blunt the lipid-lowering effect of niacin. The two are sometimes used together deliberately, so the practical effect is usually modest.

How serious is the interaction between Colestipol and Niacin?

MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Give niacin at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after colestipol. Monitor the lipid profile and adjust the niacin dose if the response is inadequate.

What other medicines interact with Niacin?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Niacin with, for example, Alogliptin-metformin, Atorvastatin, Canagliflozin-metformin. The full list is on the Niacin page.

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