Other Risks Associated With Prandin
Beta-blockers present one of the most profoundly studied groups of risks among the medicines taken together with Prandin and exerting a negative impact. There are, however, many other medicines which show clear indications of changing the conventional effect of Prandin and which you should necessarily discuss with your doctor if you take Prandin as an anti-diabetic agent. Usually all the interactions are subdivided into those with the impact of increasing your blood sugar level thus decreasing the effect of Prandin and, quite on the contrary, those with the impact of decreasing your blood glucose average quotients thus increasing the intensity of Prandin action in the body.
The first group is presented by a number of drugs, among which there are antibiotics and antifungal medicines. Both types can increase the level of Prandin resulting in a hypoglycemic shock or even coma. Besides, the increase in the hypoglycemic effect of Prandin can result from the interactions of Prandin with monoamine oxidase inhibitors which are strong antidepressant drugs, ACE inhibitors used in treatment of congestive heart failure, salycylates most often used in anti-acne treatment, as well as anabolic steroids and ethanol.
A decrease in the effect of Prandin and a following spike of the blood sugar level can be conditioned by the simultaneous intake of hormonal contraceptives, as well as inductors of CYP3A4, including rifampicin and phenytoin, corticosteroids used to treat quite a number of disorders, calcium channel blockers usually used to decrease blood pressure, diuretics elevating the rate of urination, isonicotinic acid hydrazide used for treating of all forms of tuberculosis, nicotinic acid in high doses normally used as prophylaxis of diabetes and thyroid hormones used to treat thyroid hormone deficiency. All these medicines are not recommended for taking together with Prandin for the reason that they easily upset the balance of your glucose levels and scale down the effect of Prandin.
One more risk is associated not with the drug interaction per se, but with your age. If you are over 70, Prandin can pose a threat. People advanced in years show signs of sliding into the state of hypoglycemia quicker than other age categories. That is why taking Prandin can be dangerous for them.