Glucagon and Insulin Aspart Interaction

Drug interaction information between Glucagon and Insulin Aspart.

Glucagon and Insulin Aspart have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Glucagon and Insulin Aspart. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Glucagon

Glucagon (Hypoglycemia Rescue)

Drug B

Insulin Aspart

Rapid-Acting Insulin

How They Interact

Glucagon acts to raise blood sugar, which directly opposes the way insulin works to lower it. This makes the insulin less effective at controlling your sugar levels.

FDA Label Information

Drugs That May Decrease the Blood Glucose Lowering Effect of NOVOLOG Drugs: Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., olanzapine and clozapine), corticosteroids, danazol, diuretics, estrogens, glucagon, isoniazid, niacin, oral contraceptives, phenothiazines, progestogens (e.g., in oral contraceptives), protease inhibitors, somatropin, sympathomimetic agents (e.g., albuterol, epinephrine, terbutaline), and thyroid hormones. • Drugs that may decrease the blood glucose lowering effect: atypical antipsychotics, corticosteroids, danazol, diuretics, estrogens, glucagon, isoniazid, niacin, oral...

Insulin Aspart Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Glucagon + Insulin Aspart?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Glucagon has 14 labeled pairs on file vs Insulin Aspart's 11. In the minor band specifically: Glucagon has 14 (also Warfarin, Indomethacin, Glimepiride, Insulin Degludec); Insulin Aspart has 8 (also Albuterol, Clonidine, Olanzapine, Lithium).

What mechanism field is on file for Glucagon and Insulin Aspart?

Glucagon acts to raise blood sugar, which directly opposes the way insulin works to lower it. This makes the insulin less effective at controlling your sugar levels.

Glucagon's labeled portfolio outnumbers Insulin Aspart

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Glucagon (Glucagon (Hypoglycemia Rescue)); Insulin Aspart (Rapid-Acting Insulin).

Glucagon

0 major · 0 moderate · 14 minor · 14 total

Insulin Aspart

0 major · 3 moderate · 8 minor · 11 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.