Can I use Metformin (Glucophage) together with asthma medications (Budiair)?
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Szymon Siudak Pharmacist
1 year ago
Yes, you can safely combine both drugs. Drugs administered in the inhaled form cause a local effect, in the bronchial tree. Hence, the probability of side effects or interactions is very limited. However, I would like to point out that the basis is the correct method of inhalation, because it is the correct use of the inhaled drug that underlies the safety of this form of drug administration. The drug Budiair contains in its composition budesonide, which is a drug from the group of glucocorticosteroids. Please remember to use this substance even if there are currently no symptoms of asthma, because this drug acting anti-inflammatory protects against the severity of symptoms. It is important to rinse the mouth after inhalation, which will prevent fungal superinfections within the oral cavity. For my part, I will pay attention to remember about vitamin B12 supplementation in the case of especially prolonged use of metformin-containing drugs. Metformin reduces the absorption of this vitamin. The human body has a supply of vitamin B12, but after a few years of using metformin, this supply may be exhausted. The first symptoms of deficiency may be tingling in the fingers, cramps, that is, symptoms on the part of the peripheral nervous system. I pay attention to the use of preparations with vitamin B12 to maintain at least a two-hour break between them and the drug with metformin. More about vitamin B12, along with sample preparations available in pharmacies, can be read in this article: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/kategorie/witamina-b12.