Interactions

Drug-Drug

• Albuterol increases absorption.

• Bronchodilators and other inhaled medications may alter absorption; monitor blood glucose carefully

• Glucose lowering effects may be by corticosteroids, danazol, diazoxide, diuretics, sympathomimetic (adrenergic) agents, phenothiazines, somatropin, thyroid preparations, estrogens, progestins, protease inhibitor antiretrovirals, and atypical antipsychotics including olanzapine, quetiapine, clozapine, risperidone, aripiprazole, and ziprasidone

• Blood glucose lowering effects and the risk of hypoglycemia may be by oral antidiabetics, ACE inhibitors, disopyramide, fibrates, salicylates, fluoxetine, MAO inhibitors, pentoxiphylline, propoxyphene, and sulfonamides

• Beta blockers, guanethidine, and reserpine may block some signs of and delay recovery from hypoglycemia

• Glucosamine may worsen blood glucose control

• Chromium and coenzyme Q-10 may produce additive hypoglycemic effects

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