Voglibose(0.2 Mg)
Uses
Voglibose is used to reduce high post meal glucose level in diabetes mellitus in patients who have been using other diabetic medications.
How it works
Voglibose belongs to the class of medications that lowers blood sugar called anti-hyperglycemics (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor). Voglibose delays the digestion and absorption of carbohydrate in the intestine by inhibiting intestinal enzyme (alpha glucosidase) which results in reduction of increase in blood glucose level after meal.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of diabetes in adults: 200-300 mcg tablets 3 times/day orally.
Common side effects
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, increased intestinal gas (flatulence), numbness, edema of face, blurred vision, hot flushes, feeling of discomfort, weakness, low hemoglobin, red blood cells, hair loss, and perspiration may occur, abnormal blood counts, rash.
Who should not take
Voglibose tablets should not be given to:
Patients with known allergy to voglibose or to any of any other ingredients of the drug.
Children and adolescents.
Patients with increase in blood ketone level due to diabetes (diabetic ketoacidosis) or pre-diabetic coma.
Patients with severe infection, before or after surgery, or with serious trauma.
Patients with gastrointestinal blockage.Metformin(1 Mg)
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, Glimepiride(500 Mg)
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.
Voglibose(0.2 Mg)
Uses
Voglibose is used to reduce high post meal glucose level in diabetes mellitus in patients who have been using other diabetic medications.
How it works
Voglibose belongs to the class of medications that lowers blood sugar called anti-hyperglycemics (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor). Voglibose delays the digestion and absorption of carbohydrate in the intestine by inhibiting intestinal enzyme (alpha glucosidase) which results in reduction of increase in blood glucose level after meal.
Dosage
Always follow the instructions of doctor regarding the dosage and duration.
Treatment of diabetes in adults: 200-300 mcg tablets 3 times/day orally.
Common side effects
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, increased intestinal gas (flatulence), numbness, edema of face, blurred vision, hot flushes, feeling of discomfort, weakness, low hemoglobin, red blood cells, hair loss, and perspiration may occur, abnormal blood counts, rash.
Who should not take
Voglibose tablets should not be given to:
Patients with known allergy to voglibose or to any of any other ingredients of the drug.
Children and adolescents.
Patients with increase in blood ketone level due to diabetes (diabetic ketoacidosis) or pre-diabetic coma.
Patients with severe infection, before or after surgery, or with serious trauma.
Patients with gastrointestinal blockage.Metformin(1 Mg)
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, Glimepiride(500 Mg)
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.