Valsts: Malaizija
Valoda: angļu
Klimata pārmaiņas: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE
10Tablet Tablets
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
_Consumer Medication Information Leaflet (RiMUP) _ 1 XMET 500/850 TABLET Metformin hydrochloride (500mg, 850mg) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What XMET is used for 2. How XMET works 3. Before you take XMET 4. How to take XMET 5. While you are taking it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and Disposal of XMET 8. Product Description 9. Manufacturer and Product registration holder 10. Date of revision WHAT XMET IS USED FOR XMET contains metformin , a medicine to treat diabetes. It belongs to a group of medicines called biguanides. XMET is used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes (also called 'non- insulin dependent diabetes') when diet and exercise alone have not been enough to control your blood glucose levels. It is used particularly in overweight patients. Adults can take XMET on its own or together with other medicines to treat diabetes (medicines taken by mouth or insulin). Children 10 years and over and adolescents can take XMET on its own or together with insulin. HOW XMET WORKS Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that makes your body take in glucose (sugar) from the blood. Your body uses glucose to produce energy or stores it for future use. If you have diabetes, your pancreas does not make enough insulin or your body is not able to use properly the insulin it produces. This leads to a high level of glucose in your blood. XMET helps to lower your blood glucose to as normal a level as possible. If you are an overweight adult, taking XMET over a long period of time also helps to lower the risk of complications associated with diabetes. XMET is associated with either a stable body weight or modest weight loss. BEFORE YOU TAKE XMET _-_ _ _ _When you must not take it _ Do not take XMET if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to metformin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (see _Product Description, Ingredients_ ) if you have kidney or liver problems if you have uncontrolled diabetes, with e.g. severe hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose), nausea, vomiting, dehydration, rapid weight l Izlasiet visu dokumentu