Glucophage 1000 Mg Tablets

Glucophage ingredients

Glucophage contains the active substance "metformin", which helps reduce blood sugar levels after eating in people with type 2 diabetes, by delaying intestinal absorption of glucose, and reducing the production of glucose by the liver.

Glucophage uses

Glucophage is used to treat:

• Type 2 diabetes, alone or along with other diabetes medications.

• Type 1 diabetes if insulin alone is not sufficient in treatment.

Glucophage 1000 Dosage

• The appropriate dose of glucophage varies depending on the patient's condition.

• Adult dosage usually starts at 500 mg once or twice a day.

• The doctor may increase or lower the dose of glucophage depending on your blood sugar levels.

• The maximum allowable dose is 1000 mg 3 times per day.

• Older adults and kidney patients need lower doses of glucophage.

• Glucophage is taken with or after eating immediately, to reduce the chances of stomach upset.

Glucophage side effects

Glucophage may cause some side effects, such as:

• Diarrhea.

• Nausea.

• Vomiting.

• indigestion.

• headache.

• Low blood sugar levels (especially with other diabetes medications).

Glucophage contraindications

Glucophage 1000 is not used in case of:

• Allergy to drug ingredients.

• Type 1 diabetes that insulin has controlled.

• Type 2 diabetes that the diet managed to adjust sugar levels alone.

• Metabolic acidosis.

• Severe liver disease.

• Take alcohol.

• dehydration.

• Severe kidney disease.

• Heart attack or severe heart failure.

• Pancreatitis.

• Gangrene.

• Pulmonary clots.

• Pregnancy and lactation.

Precautions

A doctor should be consulted before taking glucophage 1000, especially in the case of:

• Heart disease.

• kidney disease.

Drug interactions

The doctor should be consulted before taking glucophage along with any other medication, especially:

• Other diabetes medications.

• Cough and colds drugs.

• Danazol, a drug for endometriosis.

• Blood pressure drugs.

• Blood thinners.

• Diuretics.

• NSAIDs.

• corticosteroids.