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Glucagon

4 known interactions
2 brand names

Indications

  • Diabetic hypoglycaemia
  • Severe hypotension, heart failure or cardiogenic shock due to acute overdosage of beta-blockers
  • Diagnostic aid

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

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Safety Information

Cautions

Glucagonoma; ineffective in chronic hypoglycaemia, starvation, and adrenal insufficiency; insulinoma; when used in the diagnosis of growth hormone secretion, delayed hypoglycaemia may result—deaths re...

Side Effects

Common or very common Nausea Uncommon Vomiting Rare or very rare Abdominal pain; hypertension; hypotension; tachycardia...

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Brand Names

GlucaGen(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)Glucagon(IN)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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