Drug & supplement interaction

Bee Venom + Glipizide, Metformin

Glipizide, Metformin brand name: Metaglip.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Glipizide, Metformin states a food rule worth keeping to, and the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Glipizide, Metformin and Bee Venom in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Bee Venom safety at a glance

Bee Venom overall Use caution Bee venom can trigger severe, even life-threatening allergic reactions and should be used only under professional supervision.

Pregnancy Possibly Safe When used by subcutaneous injection by a trained medical professional. Significant adverse effects to fetus or mother have not been reported. However, some clin... Read the full pregnancy detail

Breastfeeding Possibly Safe When used by subcutaneous injection by a trained medical professional. Significant adverse effects to fetus or mother have not been reported. However, some clin... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Glipizide, Metformin and Bee Venom? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Glipizide, Metformin

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Glipizide, Metformin is filed under 7 classifications — including organic cation transporter 2 (oct2) substrates, antidiabetes drugs, cytochrome p450 2c9 (cyp2c9) substrates. Bee Venom has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being immunosuppressants (moderate) — and none of Glipizide, Metformin’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Bee Venom Does Interact With Other Medications

Bee Venom has 121 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Glipizide, Metformin isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 121 No known interaction 2,709 (incl. Glipizide, Metformin)

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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. 2 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail
Bee Venom
“Two case reports describe hepatotoxicity, including acute icteric hepatitis associated with bee venom acupuncture. Another case report describes hepatitis B reactivation complicated by nephritic syndrome during bee venom immunotherapy.”

Bee Venom · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in hepatitis.
1 source cited

96576. Park JH, Yim BK, Lee JH, Lee S, Kim TH. Risk associated with bee venom therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126971. PubMed
Glipizide, Metformin

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Glipizide, Metformin. Read the label on DailyMed ›
A higher chance of infection Worth acting on Additional detail
Bee Venom
“Local adverse effects of parenteral bee venom include erythema, swelling, numbness, pain, and tenderness at the injection site, itching, urticaria, and edema. Bee stings have been associated with eosinophilic foreign body granuloma, and bee venom acupuncture can cause dermatitis, contact urticaria, skin infection with Mycobacterium chelonae, giant dermatofibroma, or chronic folliculitis.”

Bee Venom · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.
5 sources cited

1343. Mosbech H, Muller U. Side-effects of insect venom immunotherapy: results from an EAACI multicenter study. Allergy 2000;55:1005-10. DOI

13222. Wesselius T, Heersema DJ, Mostert JP, et al. A randomized crossover study of bee sting therapy for multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2005;65:1764-8. PubMed

102531. Conrad VJ, Hazan LL, Latorre AJ, Jakubowska A, Kim CMH. Efficacy and safety of honey bee venom (Apis mellifera) dermal injections to treat osteoarthritis knee pain and physical disability: a randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med 2019;25(8):

111482. Park JH, Kim JG, Cha SH, Park SD. Eosinophilic foreign body granuloma after multiple self-administered bee stings. Br J Dermatol 1998,139(6):1102-5. PubMed

96576. Park JH, Yim BK, Lee JH, Lee S, Kim TH. Risk associated with bee venom therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126971. PubMed
Glipizide, Metformin

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Glipizide, Metformin. Read the label on DailyMed ›
Dizziness / Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail

Bee Venom

“Purified bee venom given subcutaneously by a trained medical professional is generally well tolerated when used for diagnosis or immunotherapy of bee sting allergy.

Most Common Adverse Effects:

Parenterally: Dizziness, injection site erythema, itching, nausea and vomiting, swelling, tenderness, urticaria.

Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

Parenterally: Anaphylaxis, asthma, chest pain or tightness, coagulation abnormali…”

Bee Venom · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards).

Glipizide, Metformin

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Glipizide, Metformin. Read the label on DailyMed ›
Headache Additional detail
Bee Venom
“Bee venom can cause pain, headache, somnolence, and confusion. It has also been associated with a case of neuralgic amyotrophy.”

Bee Venom · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.
1 source cited

96576. Park JH, Yim BK, Lee JH, Lee S, Kim TH. Risk associated with bee venom therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126971. PubMed
Glipizide, Metformin

Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Glipizide, Metformin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Bee Venom but not commonly for Glipizide, Metformin: shortness of breath, kidney problems, a low platelet count and an allergic reaction.

Effects for Glipizide, Metformin come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Bee Venom come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Bee Venom in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Safe

When used by subcutaneous injection by a trained medical professional. Significant adverse effects to fetus or mother have not been reported. However, some clinicians decrease maintenance dose by half during pregnancy.

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used by subcutaneous injection in high doses. High doses of bee venom can increase release of histamine, which can cause uterine contraction; avoid using in high doses.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

How to take them

Some Glipizide, Metformin Products Have a Food Rule — Bee Venom Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Glipizide, Metformin says to take it with food. If you take Bee Venom on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Glipizide, Metformin with a meal where the label says to.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Glipizide, Metformin products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

Glipizide and Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets in Patients with Inadequate Glycemic Control on Diet and Exercise Alone For patients with type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be satisfactorily managed with diet and exercise alone, the recommended starting dose of glipizide and metformin hydrochloride tablets are 2.5 mg/250 mg once a day with a meal.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Glipizide, Metformin — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Glipizide, Metformin

This page covers Bee Venom only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Glipizide, Metformin page lists 307 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Acai (moderate), Adrafinil (moderate) and African Wild Potato (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 257 moderate · 48 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Glipizide, Metformin page

“Glipizide and metformin (Metaglip) already work hard to pull blood sugar down, which is exactly why this list of 307 ingredients deserves genuine vigilance rather than a shrug. Most of them, 239, can lower glucose on their own, and stacked on this pill the combined effect can tip into true hypoglycemia.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

Taking Bee Venom as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 2 real supplement products containing Bee Venom, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Bee Venom. Even though Bee Venom itself has no known interaction with Glipizide, Metformin, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Bee Venom

Top half

#679 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Medication Glipizide, Metformin

Steady interest

#1,523 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?

Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Bee Venom reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.

Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Bee Venom

What is Bee Venom?

Joint pain and arthritis
Muscle and nerve pain
Bee sting allergy desensitization
Skin and cosmetic uses
Multiple sclerosis (traditional/alternative use)

Bee venom is a complex mixture of proteins and other compounds taken from honeybees and used in traditional medicine for pain and inflammation, and in conventional medicine for allergy shots to prevent severe sting reactions. Outside of supervised allergy treatment, strong evidence for its benefits is lacking, and it can cause serious allergic reactions, so it should only be used under medical supervision.

Venom secreted by the venom gland of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) · Purified injectable venom, bee sting therapy (live bees), creams and ointments, allergy desensitization extracts, some cosmetic products

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Bee Venom is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Bee Venom record says about it on its own.

Bee Venom: dosing

There is no standard, well-established dose of bee venom for general use. When it is used for allergy desensitization, an allergy specialist carefully chooses and adjusts the dose in a controlled setting.For over-the-counter creams or other products, follow the directions on the label. Do not try to treat yourself with live bee stings or injectable venom on your own.

From our Bee Venom monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Bee Venom monograph & all interactions

Keep checking

Other Drugs & Bee Venom

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Bee Venom — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major

121Moderate

0Minor

2,708No known interaction

121 Moderate 2,708 No interaction

Moderate

121 interactions

Showing 60 of 121 moderate interactions — see all 121 on the Bee Venom page.

No interaction 2,708 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Bee Venom against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,708 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Bee Venom list.

See the full Bee Venom interactions page

See every supplement checked against Glipizide, Metformin, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Bee Venom References

The 35 references that drive our Bee Venom monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Mosbech H, Muller U. Side-effects of insect venom immunotherapy: results from an EAACI multicenter study. Allergy 2000;55:1005-10. DOI
Hebel SK, ed. Drug Facts and Comparisons. 52nd ed. St. Louis: Facts and Comparisons, 1998.
de Jong NW, Vermeulen AM, de Groot H. Allergy to bumblebee venom. III. Immunotherapy follow-up study (safety and efficacy) in patients with occupational bumblebee-venom anaphylaxis. Allergy 1999;54:980-4. PubMed
Cuende E, Fraguas J, Pena JE, et al. Beekeepers' arthropathy. J Rheumatol 1999;26:2684-90.
Caldwell JR. Venoms, copper, and zinc in the treatment of arthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 1999;25:919-28. PubMed
Petroianu G, Liu J, Helfrich U, et al. Phosholipase A2-induced coagulation abnormalities after bee sting. Am J Emerg Med 2000;18:22-7.
Birnbaum J, Charpin D, Vervloet D. Rapid hymenoptera venom immunotherapy: comparative safety of three protocols. Clin Exp Allergy 1993;23:226-30. PubMed
Bomalaski JS, Ford T, Hudson AP, Clark MA. Phospholipase A2-activating protein induces the synthesis of IL-1 and TNF in human monocytes. J Immunol 1995;154:4027-31. DOI
Li JT, Yunginger JW. Management of insect sting hypersensitivity. Mayo Clin Proc 1992;67:188-94. PubMed
Golden DB, Kagey-Sobotka A, Lichtenstein LM. Survey of patients after discontinuing venom immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;105(2 Pt 1):385-90. PubMed
Bousquet J, Muller UR, Dreboro S, et al. Immunotherapy with hymenoptera venoms. Allergy 1987;42:401-13. DOI
Ewan PW. ABC of allergies. Venom allergy. BMJ 1998;316:1365-8.
Alford C, Cox H, Wescott R. The effects of red bull energy drink on human performance and mood. Amino Acids 2001;21:139-50. PubMed
Horwitz RI, Daniels SR. Bias or biology: evaluating the epidemiologic studies of L-tryptophan and the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. J Rheumatol Suppl 1996;46:60-72.
Wesselius T, Heersema DJ, Mostert JP, et al. A randomized crossover study of bee sting therapy for multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2005;65:1764-8. PubMed
Cho SY, Shim SR, Rhee HY, et al. Effectiveness of acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture in idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012;18(8):948-52. PubMed
Doo KH, Lee JH, Cho SY, et al. A Prospective Open-Label Study of Combined Treatment for Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Using Acupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture as an Adjunctive Treatment. J Altern Complement Med. 2015;21(10):598-603. PubMed
Hartmann A, Müllner J, Meier N, et al. Bee Venom for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease - A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. PLoS One. 2016;11(7):e0158235. PubMed
Koh PS, Seo BK, Cho NS, Park HS, Park DS, Baek YH. Clinical effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture and physiotherapy in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis: a randomized controlled trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013;22(8):1053-62. PubMed
Lee HJ, Park IS, Lee JI, Kim JS. Guillain-Barré syndrome following bee venom acupuncture. Intern Med. 2015;54(8):975-8.
Lim SM, Lee SH. Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture in alleviating post-stroke shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Integr Med. 2015;13(4):241-7. PubMed
Park JH, Yim BK, Lee JH, Lee S, Kim TH. Risk associated with bee venom therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126971. PubMed
Senel E, Holt S, Demir E. Treatment of notalgia paresthetica with bee venom and capsaicin: a pilot study with 20 patients. Skinmed 2019;17(6):370-2.
Conrad VJ, Hazan LL, Latorre AJ, Jakubowska A, Kim CMH. Efficacy and safety of honey bee venom (Apis mellifera) dermal injections to treat osteoarthritis knee pain and physical disability: a randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med 2019;25(8):
Cho SY, Lee YE, Doo KH, et al. Efficacy of combined treatment with acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for Parkinson's disease. J Altern Complement Med 2018;24(1):25-32. PubMed
Rosman Y, Nashef F, Cohen-Engler A, Meir-Shafrir K, Lachover-Roth I, Confino-Cohen R. Exclusive bee venom allergy: risk factors and outcome of immunotherapy. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2019;180(2):128-34. PubMed
Lee EJ, Ahn YC, Kim YI, Oh MS, Park YC, Son CG. Incidence rate of hypersensitivity reactions to bee-venom acupuncture. Front Pharmacol 2020;11:545555. PubMed
Shen L, Lee JH, Joo JC, Park SJ, Song YS. Bee venom acupuncture for shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pharmacopuncture 2020;23(2):44-53. PubMed
Park YC, Koh PS, Seo BK, et al. Long-term effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture and physiotherapy in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis: a one-year follow-up analysis of a previous randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med 2014;20(12):919-24 PubMed
Lee B, Seo BK, Kwon OJ, Jo DJ, Lee JH, Lee S. Effect of Combined Bee Venom Acupuncture and NSAID Treatment for Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Pilot Clinical Trial. Toxins (Basel) 2021;13(7):436. PubMed
Kim K, Jeong H, Lee G, Jang S, Yook T. Characteristics of Adverse Events in Bee Venom Therapy Reported in South Korea: A Survey Study. Toxins (Basel) 2021;14(1):18. PubMed
Yoo SA, Park HE, Kim M. A Case of Newly Developed Pemphigus Foliaceus and Possible Association with Alternative Bee-Venom Therapy. Ann Dermatol 2021;33(5):467-469. PubMed
Waziri B, Alhaji UI, Oduwale MA, Umar HI, Abdulmalik AM. A rare concurrence: bee venom associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis. Oxf Med Case Reports 2022;5:167-70. PubMed
Chang MC. Persistent severe muscle pain following mistakenly injected high-dose bee venom: A care-compliant case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022;101(49):e32180. PubMed
Park JH, Kim JG, Cha SH, Park SD. Eosinophilic foreign body granuloma after multiple self-administered bee stings. Br J Dermatol 1998,139(6):1102-5. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Related: nutrient depletion

Glipizide, Metformin Is Linked to Lower Levels of 4 Nutrients

Natural Medicines records Glipizide, Metformin as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Bee Venom — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:

Read the full Glipizide, Metformin nutrient depletion report ›

Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Bee Venom with Glipizide, Metformin?

We do not list a known interaction between Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.

Do Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin have any of the same side effects?

Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 6 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.

Should I take Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin at the same time of day?

At least one FDA label for a product containing Glipizide, Metformin says to take it with food. If you take Bee Venom on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Glipizide, Metformin with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Glipizide, Metformin products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.

How was the Bee Venom and Glipizide, Metformin combination checked?

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Glipizide, Metformin is filed under 7 classifications, and Bee Venom has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Glipizide, Metformin's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.

Does Bee Venom interact with any other medications?

Yes. Bee Venom has 121 documented drug interactions in our database — Glipizide, Metformin is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Does Glipizide, Metformin interact with any supplements?

Yes. Glipizide, Metformin has documented interactions with 307 supplements in our database — Bee Venom is not one of them. The Glipizide, Metformin interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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