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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Rybelsus (semaglutide) is a brand-name tablet prescribed for type 2 diabetes in adults. Rybelsus has interactions with other drugs that lower blood sugar, including insulin, sulfonylureas, and certain blood pressure medications.An interaction occurs when one substance causes another substance to have a different effect than expected.To learn more about Rybelsus’s interactions, keep reading. For additional information about Rybelsus, including details about its uses, see this article.Before you start treatment with Rybelsus, tell your doctor and pharmacist which prescription, over-the-counter, and other medications you take. By sharing this information with them, you may help prevent possible interactions. (To learn whether Rybelsus interacts with supplements, herbs, or vitamins, see the “Rybelsus and other interactions” section.)If you have questions about drug interactions that may affect you, ask your doctor or pharmacist.Here’s a table of drugs that can interact with Rybelsus. Keep in mind that this table doesn’t include all drugs that may interact with Rybelsus. Some of these interactions are described in detail in the “Drug interactions in depth” section.Sometimes, certain factors or conditions could prevent your doctor from prescribing Rybelsus due to the risk of harm. These are known as contraindications. The contraindications of Rybelsus include:Having multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2) or medullary thyroid carcinomaDoctors typically won’t prescribe Rybelsus for people with specific factors that raise their risk of thyroid cancer. These factors include:a personal history of MEN2, which is a rare genetic conditiona personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, which is a rare type of thyroid cancerThis is because Rybelsus has a boxed warning about the risk of thyroid cancer. A boxed warning is the most serious warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For details, see “Boxed warning” at the beginning of this article.If you have MEN2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma, tell your doctor before taking Rybelsus. They’ll likely prescribe a treatment other than Rybelsus for your condition.Having had an allergic reaction to Rybelsus or any of its ingredientsIf you have had an allergic reaction to Rybelsus or any of its ingredients, your doctor will likely not prescribe Rybelsus. Taking the drug could cause another
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