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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Fluoxetine and insulin aspart

Insulin aspart's FDA label of June 21, 2023 names fluoxetine in its drug interactions section; fluoxetine's label does not name insulin aspart itself but warns about its class (insulin analogs). The insulin aspart label: “Drugs That May Increase the Risk of Hypoglycemia Drugs: Antidiabetic agents, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blocking agents, disopyramide, fibrates, fluoxetine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, pentoxifylline …”

Check it at the source: the fluoxetine FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 8, 2026, Dista Products Company); the insulin aspart FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 21, 2023, Novo Nordisk).

What does the fluoxetine label say about insulin aspart?

Fluoxetine's label does not name insulin aspart itself; it warns about its class (insulin analogs):

Fluoxetine label, warnings and precautions

As is true with many other types of medication when taken concurrently by patients with diabetes, insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic, dosage may need to be adjusted when therapy with PROZAC is instituted or discontinued.

Source: FDA drug label (Prozac), NDA018936 (Eli Lilly And Co), as published by Dista Products Company, effective January 8, 2026 (SPL set c88f33ed-6dfb-4c5e-bc01-d8e36dd97299), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the insulin aspart label say about fluoxetine?

Insulin aspart label, drug interactions

Drugs That May Increase the Risk of Hypoglycemia Drugs: Antidiabetic agents, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blocking agents, disopyramide, fibrates, fluoxetine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, pentoxifylline, pramlintide, salicylates, somatostatin analogs (e.g., octreotide), and sulfonamide antibiotics. Intervention: Dose reductions and increased frequency of glucose monitoring may be required when FIASP is co-administered with these drugs.

Source: FDA drug label (Insulin Aspart, BLA020986), Novo Nordisk Pharma, Inc., effective February 28, 2023 (SPL set bee5b358-c863-420b-be73-ced2e920c499), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Fiasp), Novo Nordisk, effective June 21, 2023 (SPL set 834e7efc-393f-4c55-9125-628562a8a5cf), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

58Fluoxetine generic labelers
0Insulin aspart generic labelers
FluoxetineInsulin aspart
Labeled forDepression, Anxiety, Bipolar disorderType 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)$0.0519 per capsule 40 mg capsule$6.95 per mL 100 unit/mL vial
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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