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. 2021 May 8;81(9):1003–1030. doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01499-w

Table 1.

Overview of the drug-drug interaction studies with oral semaglutide

Population Design Perpetrator drug Victim drug Exposure ETR (90% CI) No effect interval
Studies with oral semaglutide as the perpetrator drug
32 healthy subjects Open-label, single sequence crossover trial [42] Oral semaglutide 20 mg at steady state Metformin 850 mg BID for 4 days AUC0-12h 1.32 (1.23, 1.43) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.98 (0.90, 1.06)
Digoxin 500 μg single dose AUC0-inf 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.98 (0.89, 1.09)
52 healthy subjects Open-label, single sequence crossover trial [42] Oral semaglutide 20 mg at steady state Lisinopril 20 mg single dose AUC0-inf 1.07 (0.99, 1.15) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.96 (0.88, 1.06)
S-warfarin 25 mg single dose AUC0-inf 1.08 (1.04, 1.12) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.88 (0.83, 0.94)
41 healthy subjects Open-label, single sequence crossover trial [43] Oral semaglutide 14 mg at steady state Furosemide 40 mg single dose AUC0-inf 1.28 (1.16, 1.42) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.66 (0.53, 0.82)
Rosuvastatin 20 mg single dose AUC0-inf 1.41 (1.24, 1.60) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 1.10 (0.94, 1.28)
25 post-menopausal females Open-label, single sequence crossover trial [44] Oral semaglutide 14 mg at steady state Levonorgestrel 0.15 mg for 8 days AUC0-24h 1.06 (0.97, 1.17) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.95 (0.87, 1.05)
Ethinylestradiol 0.03 mg for 8 days AUC0-24h 1.06 (1.01, 1.10) 0.80 to 1.25
Cmax 0.97 (0.90, 1.05)
45 healthy subjects Open-label, one-sequence crossover, two-part trial [32] Oral semaglutide 14 mg at steady state Levothyroxine 600 μg single dose bcAUC0-24h,T4 1.33 (NR) 0.80 to 1.25
bcCmax,T4 NR
Studies with oral semaglutide as the victim drug
45 healthy subjects Open-label, one-sequence crossover, two-part trial [32] Five placebo tablets OD for 5 weeks Oral semaglutide 14 mg at steady state AUC0-24h 0.66 (NR) 0.70 to 1.43
Cmax 0.68 (NR)
54 healthy subjects Randomized, open-label, parallel-group trial [34] Omeprazole 40 mg OD for 10 days Oral semaglutide 5–10 mg for 10 days AUC0-24h,Day10 1.13 (0.88, 1.45) 0.68 to 1.46
Cmax,Day10 1.16 (0.90, 1.49)

AUC area under the concentration time curve, bc baseline corrected, BID twice daily, Cmax maximum plasma concentration, ETR estimated treatment ratio, Inf infinity, NR not reported, OD once daily, T4 total thyroxine