Insulin Detemir and Olanzapine Interaction
Drug interaction information between Insulin Detemir and Olanzapine.
Insulin Detemir and Olanzapine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Insulin Detemir and Olanzapine. 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
Olanzapine can raise blood sugar levels, which makes it harder for insulin to keep your blood sugar in a healthy range.
FDA Label Information
Drugs That May Decrease the Blood Glucose Lowering Effect of LEVEMIR 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.
Insulin Detemir Also Interacts With
- Fluoxetine moderate
- Pramlintide moderate
- Octreotide moderate
- Albuterol minor
- Clonidine minor
Olanzapine Also Interacts With
- Fluoxetine major
- Tetrabenazine moderate
- Omeprazole minor
- Warfarin minor
- Diazepam minor
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Insulin Detemir + Olanzapine?
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?
Olanzapine has 26 labeled pairs on file vs Insulin Detemir's 11. In the minor band specifically: Insulin Detemir has 8 (also Albuterol, Clonidine, Lithium, Clozapine); Olanzapine has 24 (also Omeprazole, Warfarin, Diazepam, Carbamazepine).
What mechanism field is on file for Insulin Detemir and Olanzapine?
Olanzapine can raise blood sugar levels, which makes it harder for insulin to keep your blood sugar in a healthy range.
Olanzapine carries more major-labeled pairs than Insulin Detemir
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Insulin Detemir (Long-Acting Insulin); Olanzapine (Atypical Antipsychotic).
Olanzapine has 1 major-labeled pair vs Insulin Detemir's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.
0 major · 3 moderate · 8 minor · 11 total
1 major · 1 moderate · 24 minor · 26 total
- Other minor peers for Olanzapine
- Omeprazole
- Warfarin
- Diazepam
- Carbamazepine
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.