Land: Ástralía
Tungumál: enska
Heimild: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
metformin hydrochloride, Quantity: 500 mg
Ipca Pharma (Australia) Pty Ltd
Metformin hydrochloride
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: maize starch; povidone; colloidal anhydrous silica; magnesium stearate; hypromellose; titanium dioxide; propylene glycol; macrogol 6000; purified talc; sodium starch glycollate type A
Oral
100, 1000 (hospital only pack)
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
Metformin is indicated in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults, children from 10 years of age and adolescents, particularly in overweight patients, when dietary management and exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control. For adult patients, metformin may be used as initial treatment or in sulfonylurea failures either alone or in combination with a sulfonylurea and other oral agents or as adjuvant therapy in insulin requiring type 2 diabetes.
Visual Identification: White coloured, film coated, round, biconvex tablets with 500 debossing; Container Type: Bottle; Container Material: HDPE; Container Life Time: 36 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius; Container Closure: Child resistant closure
Licence status A
2017-07-19
IPCA-METFORMIN _contains the active ingredient metformin hydrochloride_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about medicine. It does not contain all the available Information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor, pharmacist or diabetes educator. All medicines have benefits and risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking this medicine against the benefits expected for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, PHARMACIST OR DIABETES EDUCATOR. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT IT IS USED FOR It is used to control blood glucose (the amount of sugar in the blood) in people with diabetes mellitus. It can be used in type 2 diabetes in adults and children over 10 years of age. It is especially useful in those who are overweight, when diet and exercise are not enough to lower high blood glucose levels. (hyperglycaemia). For adult patients, metformin can be used alone, or in combination with other oral diabetic medicines or in combination with insulin in insulin requiring type 2 diabetes. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IT HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. It is available only with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence it is addictive. _ _ _HOW IT WORKS _ _ _ It belongs to a group of medicines called biguanides. It lowers high blood glucose (hyperglycaemia) by helping your body make better use of the insulin produced by your pancreas. People with type 2 diabetes are unable to make enough insulin or their body does not respond properly to the insulin it does make. This causes a build up of glucose in the blood, which can lead to serious medical problems. Long-term hyperglycaemia can lead to heart disease, blindness, kidney damage, poor blood circulation and gangrene. Signs of hyperglycaemia may include: • tiredness or lack of energy • headache • thirst • passing large amounts o Lestu allt skjalið