Insulin Degludec and Fluoxetine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Insulin Degludec and Fluoxetine.

Insulin Degludec and Fluoxetine have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Insulin Degludec and Fluoxetine. 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

Insulin Degludec

Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin

Drug B

Fluoxetine

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

How They Interact

Fluoxetine can increase the effect of insulin, which makes your blood sugar more likely to drop to unsafe levels.

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 analogs (e.g., octreotide), and sulfonamide antibiotics Intervention: Dosage reductions and increased frequency of glucose monitoring may be required when XULTOPHY 100/3.6 is coadministered with these drugs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Insulin Degludec + Fluoxetine?

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?

Fluoxetine has 68 labeled pairs on file vs Insulin Degludec's 12. In the moderate band specifically: Insulin Degludec has 4 (also Liraglutide, Pramlintide, Octreotide); Fluoxetine has 19 (also Alprazolam, Diazepam, Carbamazepine, Haloperidol).

What mechanism field is on file for Insulin Degludec and Fluoxetine?

Fluoxetine can increase the effect of insulin, which makes your blood sugar more likely to drop to unsafe levels.

Fluoxetine carries more major-labeled pairs than Insulin Degludec

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Insulin Degludec (Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin); Fluoxetine (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)).

Fluoxetine has 6 major-labeled pairs vs Insulin Degludec's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Insulin Degludec

0 major · 4 moderate · 8 minor · 12 total

Fluoxetine

6 major · 19 moderate · 43 minor · 68 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.