Miglitol

107 interactions 195 cited references

Also sold as: Glyset®

About Miglitol

Miglitol is used, alone or with other medications, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and, therefore, cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone. It slows the breakdown and absorption of tabl… Read the full Miglitol drug information page →

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Miglitol Abiraterone Abirtega An increased risk of severe hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Chloroquine Aralen® Hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Delafloxacin Baxdela Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Delafloxacin Injection Baxdela Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Digoxin Cardoxin® Reduced digoxin exposure Details Miglitol Furosemide Injection Disal An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Zymar® Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Gemifloxacin Factive Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil Enhanced hypoglycemic effect of antidiabetics and an increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Degludec (Rdna Origin) Injection Ryzodeg® (as a combination product containing Insulin Degludec and Insulin Aspart) An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Detemir (Rdna Origin) Injection Levemir An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Glulisine (Rdna Origin) Injection Apidra An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Lanreotide Injection Somatuline An increased risk of hypoglycemia and impaired glucose regulation Details Miglitol Levofloxacin Levaquin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Levofloxacin Injection Levaquin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Abiraterone Acetate Abirtega An increased risk of severe hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Abiraterone Acetate, Micronized Abirtega An increased risk of severe hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Chlorothiazide Diuril An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Chlorthalidone Hemiclor An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Ciprofloxacin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Enoxacin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Furosemide Disal An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Gatifloxacin Zymaxid Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Grepafloxacin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Hydrochlorothiazide Inzirqo An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Hydroflumethiazide An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Indapamide An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Insulin Afrezza An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Aspart, Recombinant Fiasp An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Bovine An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Degludec Tresiba An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Detemir Levemir An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Glargine, Recombinant Basaglar An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Glulisine Apidra An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Icodec-Abae Awiqli An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Insulin Lispro, Recombinant Admelog An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Miglitol Lanreotide Acetate An increased risk of hypoglycemia and impaired glucose regulation Details Miglitol Lomefloxacin Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details Miglitol Metolazone An increased risk of hyperglycemia and an increased insulin requirement Details Miglitol Moxifloxacin Avelox Changes in blood glucose and increased risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia Details

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