Bitter Melon

Name: Bitter Melon Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

7 interactions 1 explained in plain English

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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Bitter Melon Acarbose Prandase® Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Glimepiride Amaryl Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Glipizide Glucotrol Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Insulin Glulisine (Rdna Origin) Injection Apidra Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Metformin Fortamet® Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Miglitol Glyset® Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Bitter Melon Nateglinide Starlix® Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details

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