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The interaction of Glucophage with other medications can exert an impact on both the way other medications work in your body and the way Glucophage functions. That is why it is of vital importance to check it up with your diabetes specialist when combining Glucophage with any other medications, especially any of the following:

- medicines to treat asthma,
- medicines to treat colds,
- medicines to treat allergies,
- hormones and birth control pills,
- steroids such as prednisone,
- major tranquilizers such as chlorpromazine,
- thyroid medicines,
- anti-tuberculosis medicines such as isoniazid,
- water pills (diuretics) such as hydrochlorothiazide,
- heart medications such as nifedipine and verapamil and some other medications.

Glucophage may interact with a number of medicines well, but in most cases the effect is individual and Glucophage can affect how the following medications work: amiloride, digoxin, furosemide, morphine, procainamide, quinidine, quinine, ranitidine, triamterene, trimethoprim, vancomycin, warfarin.

Besides, used in conjunction with Glucophage some medicines tend to trigger the condition of hypoglycemia lowering your blood sugar level drastically. Here the following types should be mentioned:

- aspirin and other medicines containing salycilic acid,
- some anti-inflammatory medicines,
- sulfa medicines such as Bactrim,
- beta-blockers such as Tenormin and others.

The list of medicines which require your double attention in case you embark on Glucophage therapy is far from being complete. Taking into account a wide range of its possible effects and side-effects that can be triggered by Glucophage, it makes perfect sense to talk to your doctor about any other medicine you are going to take together with Glucophage in order to avoid bringing harm to your own body.