Apidra (insulin glulisine) - Sanofi Canada
Apidra (insulin glulisine) - Sanofi Canada
Apidra (insulin glulisine) - Sanofi Canada
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Table 5- Established or Potential Drug-Drug Interactions<br />
Proper name Ref Effect Clinical comment<br />
Oral antidiabetic agents Theoretical May enhance May require close monitoring of blood<br />
ACE inhibitors<br />
the blood- glucose level and dose adjustment<br />
Disopyramide<br />
glucose (reduction) of APIDRA<br />
Fibrates<br />
lowering effect<br />
Fluoxetine<br />
and increase<br />
MAO inhibitors<br />
susceptibility to<br />
Pentoxifylline<br />
Propoxyphene<br />
Salicylates<br />
Sulfonamide antibiotics<br />
hypoglycemia<br />
Corticosteroids<br />
Theoretical May reduce the May require close monitoring of blood<br />
Danazol<br />
blood-glucose- glucose level and dose adjustment<br />
Diazoxide<br />
Diuretics<br />
Glucagon<br />
Isoniazid<br />
Estrogens and<br />
progestogens (e.g. in oral<br />
contraceptives)<br />
Phenothiazine derivatives<br />
Somatropin<br />
Sympathomimetic agents<br />
(e.g. epinephrine,<br />
salbutamol, terbutaline)<br />
Protease inhibitors<br />
Atypical antipsychotic<br />
medications (e.g.<br />
olanzapine and clozapine)<br />
lowering effect. (increase or decrease) of APIDRA<br />
Somatostatin analogs Theoretical May enhance May require close monitoring of blood<br />
Thyroid hormones<br />
or decrease the glucose level and dose adjustment<br />
<strong>insulin</strong><br />
requirements<br />
(increase or decrease) of APIDRA<br />
Alcohol<br />
Theoretical May either May require close monitoring of blood<br />
Beta-blockers<br />
potentiate or glucose level and dose adjustment<br />
Clonidine<br />
weaken the (increase or decrease) of APIDRA<br />
Lithium salts<br />
blood-glucoselowering<br />
effect<br />
of <strong>insulin</strong><br />
Pentamidine Theoretical May cause May require close monitoring of blood<br />
hypoglycemia, glucose level and dose adjustment<br />
which may<br />
sometimes be<br />
followed by<br />
hyperglycemia<br />
(increase or decrease) of APIDRA<br />
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