Glimepiride(2mg)
Uses
Glimepiride is used to lower the blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus when diet, physical exercise and weight reduction alone are not adequate.
How it works
Glimepiride belongs to a blood sugar lowering group of medicines called sulfonylurea. Glimepiride increases the amount of insulin released by the pancreas, and thereby decreases the blood sugar level.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of adults with high blood sugar level: 1 mg once daily; Maximum recommended dose is 6 mg per day.
Common side effects
Low blood sugar level symptoms (hypoglycemia) headache, dizziness, vomitting, sluggishness, hunger pangs, restlessness, problems with sleeping, as well as weight gain, abnormal blood counts, anaemia.
Who should not take
Glimepiride tablets should not be given to children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Do not take glimepiride if you are/have:
Hypersensitive to glimepiride, other sulfonylureas, sulfonamides, or other ingredients of the drug.
Insulin dependent diabetes.
Diabetic coma.
High concentrations of ketone in blood (ketoacidosis).
Severe kidney and liver disease.Metformin(1000mg)
Uses
Metformin is an antidiabetic medicine that helps to control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
How it works
Metformin belongs to class of medications called antidiabetics.It decreases the amount of glucose absorbed from the food and the amount ofglucose made by liver. Metformin also increases the body's response to insulin(a natural substance that controls the amount of glucose in the blood).
Dosage
Adults: 500 mg or 850 mg 2 or 3 times daily given during or after meals to maximum of 3 g daily, taken as 3 divided doses.
Children (from 10 years of age and adolescents): 500 mg or 850 mg once daily, given during or after meals to maximum of 2 g daily, taken as 2 or 3 divided doses.
Common side effects
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, taste disturbance, Lactic acidosis (symptoms are vomiting, abdominal pain with muscle cramps, not feeling well with severe tiredness, and difficulty in breathing), malabsorption of vitamin B12, skin reactions.
Who should not take
Patients with serious complication of diabetes where high levels of blood acids called ketones are produced in the body (diabetic ketoacidosis); diabetic pre-coma; patients with kidney problem, liver problem, or heart failure; alcoholism.Pioglitazone(15mg)
Uses
It is used in combination with diet and exercise to lower blood glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
How it works
Pioglitazone belongs to class of thiazolidinedione. Pioglitazone decreases insulin resistance in the periphery and in the liver that helps the body make better use of insulin it produces and also decreases the glucose output from the liver.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of type 2 diabetes: 15 mg once daily, up to a maximum of 45 mg once daily.
Common side effects
Common: Infection of nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx (upper respiratory tract infection), decreased sensitivity to stimulation (hypoesthesia), visual disturbance, bone fracture, weight gain.
Uncommon: sinusitis, bladder cancer, inability to sleep (insomnia).
Rare: Elevated liver enzyme, impaired liver cell function.
Who should not take
Diabetes patient with a history of severe heart failure.
Patients of type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.
Glimepiride(2mg)
Uses
Glimepiride is used to lower the blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus when diet, physical exercise and weight reduction alone are not adequate.
How it works
Glimepiride belongs to a blood sugar lowering group of medicines called sulfonylurea. Glimepiride increases the amount of insulin released by the pancreas, and thereby decreases the blood sugar level.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of adults with high blood sugar level: 1 mg once daily; Maximum recommended dose is 6 mg per day.
Common side effects
Low blood sugar level symptoms (hypoglycemia) headache, dizziness, vomitting, sluggishness, hunger pangs, restlessness, problems with sleeping, as well as weight gain, abnormal blood counts, anaemia.
Who should not take
Glimepiride tablets should not be given to children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Do not take glimepiride if you are/have:
Hypersensitive to glimepiride, other sulfonylureas, sulfonamides, or other ingredients of the drug.
Insulin dependent diabetes.
Diabetic coma.
High concentrations of ketone in blood (ketoacidosis).
Severe kidney and liver disease.Metformin(1000mg)
Uses
Metformin is an antidiabetic medicine that helps to control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
How it works
Metformin belongs to class of medications called antidiabetics.It decreases the amount of glucose absorbed from the food and the amount ofglucose made by liver. Metformin also increases the body's response to insulin(a natural substance that controls the amount of glucose in the blood).
Dosage
Adults: 500 mg or 850 mg 2 or 3 times daily given during or after meals to maximum of 3 g daily, taken as 3 divided doses.
Children (from 10 years of age and adolescents): 500 mg or 850 mg once daily, given during or after meals to maximum of 2 g daily, taken as 2 or 3 divided doses.
Common side effects
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, taste disturbance, Lactic acidosis (symptoms are vomiting, abdominal pain with muscle cramps, not feeling well with severe tiredness, and difficulty in breathing), malabsorption of vitamin B12, skin reactions.
Who should not take
Patients with serious complication of diabetes where high levels of blood acids called ketones are produced in the body (diabetic ketoacidosis); diabetic pre-coma; patients with kidney problem, liver problem, or heart failure; alcoholism.Pioglitazone(15mg)
Uses
It is used in combination with diet and exercise to lower blood glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
How it works
Pioglitazone belongs to class of thiazolidinedione. Pioglitazone decreases insulin resistance in the periphery and in the liver that helps the body make better use of insulin it produces and also decreases the glucose output from the liver.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of type 2 diabetes: 15 mg once daily, up to a maximum of 45 mg once daily.
Common side effects
Common: Infection of nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx (upper respiratory tract infection), decreased sensitivity to stimulation (hypoesthesia), visual disturbance, bone fracture, weight gain.
Uncommon: sinusitis, bladder cancer, inability to sleep (insomnia).
Rare: Elevated liver enzyme, impaired liver cell function.
Who should not take
Diabetes patient with a history of severe heart failure.
Patients of type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.