Insulin Detemir

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Also sold as: Levemir
Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 4, 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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Insulin Detemir Acarbose Prandase® Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Abiraterone Abirtega An increased risk of severe hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Alogliptin Nesina An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Canagliflozin Invokana An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Chloroquine Aralen® Hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Dapagliflozin Farxiga An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Delafloxacin Baxdela Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Delafloxacin Injection Baxdela Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Empagliflozin Glyxambi® (as a combination product containing Empagliflozin and Linagliptin) An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Ertugliflozin Steglatro An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Exenatide Injection Bydureon Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Furosemide Injection Disal An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Insulin Detemir Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Zymar® Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Gemifloxacin Factive Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Glimepiride Amaryl An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Glipizide Glucotrol An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil Enhanced hypoglycemic effect of antidiabetics and an increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Lanreotide Injection Somatuline An increased risk of hypoglycemia and impaired glucose regulation Details Insulin Detemir Levofloxacin Levaquin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Levofloxacin Injection Levaquin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Linagliptin Tradjenta An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Liraglutide Injection Saxenda An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Metformin Fortamet® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Metoclopramide Injection Gimoti Risk of hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Gimoti Risk of hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Miglitol Glyset® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Moxifloxacin Avelox Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Moxifloxacin Injection Avelox Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Moxeza® Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Nateglinide Starlix® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Octreotide Bynfezia An increased risk of hypoglycemia and impaired glucose regulation Details Insulin Detemir Octreotide Injection Bynfezia An increased risk of hypoglycemia and impaired glucose regulation Details Insulin Detemir Ofloxacin Floxin® Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Ofloxacin Ophthalmic Ocuflox Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Ofloxacin Otic Floxin® Otic Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Insulin Detemir Orlistat Alli An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details

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