Insulin Aspart and Octreotide Interaction
Drug interaction information between Insulin Aspart and Octreotide.
Insulin Aspart and Octreotide have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Insulin Aspart and Octreotide. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
Octreotide can change how your body handles sugar and may increase the blood-sugar-lowering effects of insulin.
FDA Label Information
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 analog (e.g., octreotide), and sulfonamide antibiotics. • Drugs that may increase the risk of hypoglycemia: antidiabetic agents, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blocking agents, disopyramide, fibrates, fluoxetine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, pentoxifylline, pramlintide, salicylates, somatostatin analog (e.g., octreotide), and...
Insulin Aspart Also Interacts With
- Fluoxetine moderate
- Pramlintide moderate
- Albuterol minor
- Clonidine minor
- Olanzapine minor
Octreotide Also Interacts With
- Insulin Degludec moderate
- Insulin Detemir moderate
- Insulin Glargine moderate
- Insulin Glulisine moderate
- Insulin Human/Insulin Isophane moderate
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Insulin Aspart + Octreotide?
Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.
Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?
Octreotide has 14 labeled pairs on file vs Insulin Aspart's 11. In the moderate band specifically: Insulin Aspart has 3 (also Fluoxetine, Pramlintide); Octreotide has 9 (also Insulin Degludec, Insulin Detemir, Insulin Glargine, Insulin Glulisine).
What mechanism field is on file for Insulin Aspart and Octreotide?
Octreotide can change how your body handles sugar and may increase the blood-sugar-lowering effects of insulin.
Octreotide's labeled portfolio outnumbers Insulin Aspart
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Insulin Aspart (Rapid-Acting Insulin); Octreotide (Somatostatin Analog).
0 major · 3 moderate · 8 minor · 11 total
- Other moderate peers for Insulin Aspart
- Fluoxetine
- Pramlintide
0 major · 9 moderate · 5 minor · 14 total
- Other moderate peers for Octreotide
- Insulin Degludec
- Insulin Detemir
- Insulin Glargine
- Insulin Glulisine
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.