SESAME - Uses, Side Effects, and More

Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs) interacts with SESAME

Sesame might decrease blood sugar. Diabetes medications are also used to lower blood sugar. Taking sesame along with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to go too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely. The dose of your diabetes medication might need to be changed. Some medications used for diabetes include glimepiride (Amaryl), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase), insulin, pioglitazone (Actos), rosiglitazone (Avandia), and others.

Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) substrates) interacts with SESAME

Some medications are changed and broken down by the liver. Sesame might decrease how quickly the liver breaks down some medications. Taking sesame along with some medications that are changed by the liver might increase the effects and side effects of some medications. Before taking sesame, talk to your healthcare provider if you take any medications that are changed by the liver. Some of these medications that are changed by the liver amiodarone (Cordarone), fluconazole (Diflucan), lovastatin (Mevacor), paroxetine (Paxil), zafirlukast (Accolate), and many others.

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) interacts with SESAME

Sesame seed might reduce the effects of tamoxifen. People using tamoxifen should avoid taking sesame in amounts greater than those in food.

Medications moved by pumps in cells (P-Glycoprotein Substrates) interacts with SESAME

Some medications are moved by pumps in cells. Sesame can make these pumps less active and increase how much of some medications get absorbed by the body. This might increase the effectiveness of some medications. However, it's too soon to tell if this is important. Some medications that are moved by these pumps include etoposide, paclitaxel, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, ketoconazole, itraconazole, amprenavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, saquinavir, cimetidine, ranitidine, diltiazem, verapamil, corticosteroids, erythromycin, cisapride (Propulsid), fexofenadine (Allegra), cyclosporine, loperamide (Imodium), quinidine, and others.

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