DAONIL 5MG TAB Tablet

Country: Saudi Arabia

Language: English

Source: SFDA (Saudi Food and Drug Authority)- الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء

Active ingredient:

GLIBENCLAMIDE

Available from:

sanofi-aventis FRANCE, France

ATC code:

A10BB01

INN (International Name):

GLIBENCLAMIDE

Dosage:

5 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet

Administration route:

Oral use

Units in package:

30 Blister

Class:

NCE

Prescription type:

Prescription

Manufactured by:

SANOFI WINTHROP INDUSTRIE, France

Product summary:

Agent: Sanofi Arabia Trading Co. Ltd; Price: 24.6; Storage conditions: store below 25°c; Shelf life: 24; Description code: 7000000580-5-100000073664; Distribution area: Pharmacy

Authorization status:

Marketed; Valid

Authorization date:

1983-01-01

Patient Information leaflet

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DAONIL® TABLETS 5
mg
_Glibenclamide _
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this
medicine.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
-If you have any questions or are unsure of anything, ask your doctor
or
pharmacist for more information.
-This medicine has been prescribed for you only and you should not
pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness
are
the same as yours.
- If any of the side effects become serious, or if you notice any side
effects not listed in this leaflet, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet:
1. What Daonil 5 mg tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Daonil 5 mg tablets
3. How to take Daonil 5 mg tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Daonil 5 mg tablets
6. Further information
1. WHAT DAONIL 5 MG TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Daonil is an oral antidiabetic that belongs to a group of medicines
known as sulfonylureas
(medicines that decrease blood sugar i.e. glycemia).
Daonil is used to treat non-insulin dependent diabetes (also called
type
2 diabetes) when diet alone has not been enough to control your blood
sugar.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE DAONIL 5 MG TABLETS
If your doctor has told you that you are intolerant to certain sugars,
contact him/her before taking this medicine.
_Do not take Daonil in the following situations: _
- if you are allergic to the active substance (glibenclamide) or to
any of
the other ingredients of Daonil. The list of ingredients can be found
in
Section 6.
- if you are allergic to medicines in the same group as Daonil or
related
substances
(sulfonylureas or sulfonamides).
- if you have diabetes requiring treatment with insulin.
- if you have complications from diabetes such as ketoacidosis or
consciousness disorders (precoma).
- if you have a severe liver or kidney disease.
- if you are receiving treatment with miconazole (see section
"Taking/using other medicines).
- if