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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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