Pramlintide SubQ
In Depth
- Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
Pronounced: (PRAM-lin-tide)
Pramlintide SubQ Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
- anti-diabetic drugs (e.g., alpha glucosidase inhibitors such as acarbose, sulfonylureas such as glipizide/glyburide/chlorpropamide)
- drugs for high blood pressure that may make it harder to notice symptoms of low blood sugar (e.g., clonidine, guanethidine, reserpine)
- drugs that slow down or speed up movement of food through your stomach (e.g., atropine, exenatide, metoclopramide)
- quinolone antibiotics (e.g., levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)
- drugs that can increase the risk of low blood sugar (e.g., disopyramide, fluoxetine, pentoxifylline, propoxyphene, ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril, fibrates such as fenofibrate, MAO inhibitors such as isocarboxazid, salicylates such as aspirin, sulfa antibiotics such as sulfamethoxazole)
Some other medications may not work as well if used at the same time as pramlintide. If you are using any of the following drugs, take them at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after your injection:
- antibiotics
- birth control pills
- pain relievers (e.g., acetaminophen)
If you have any questions about when to take your other medications, ask your pharmacist.
If you are using a medication that needs to be taken with food, take it with a small meal or snack (less than 250 calories or 30 grams of carbohydrate) at a time when you do not normally inject pramlintide.
Beta blocker medications (e.g., metoprolol, propranolol, glaucoma eye drops such as timolol) may prevent the fast/pounding heartbeat you would usually feel when your blood sugar level falls too low (hypoglycemia). Other symptoms of low blood sugar such as dizziness, hunger, or sweating are unaffected by these drugs.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
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