GLUCOPHAGE 500MG 500 mg

Land: Jordan

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: JFDA (Jordan Food & Drug Administration - المؤسسة العامة للغذاء والدواء)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Metformin Hcl 500 mg

Tilgjengelig fra:

مستودع ادوية النابلسي - Nabulsi Drug Store

ATC-kode:

A10BA02

INN (International Name):

Metformin Hcl 500 mg

Dosering :

500 mg

Enheter i pakken:

50 Tab

Produsert av:

MERCK SANTE S.A.S(SEMOY)/FRANCE (فرنسا)

Produkt oppsummering:

2.23 :سعر الجمهور + الضريبة

Informasjon til brukeren

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1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
GLUCOPHAGE 500 mg film-coated tablets
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One film-coated tablet contains 500 mg metformin hydrochloride
corresponding to 390 mg
metformin base.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet.
White, circular, convex film-coated tablets
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in overweight
patients, when dietary management and
exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control.
•
In adults, Glucophage may be used as monotherapy or in combination
with other oral antidiabetic
agents or with insulin.
•
In children from 10 years of age and adolescents, Glucophage may be
used as monotherapy or in
combination with insulin.
A reduction of diabetic complications has been shown in overweight
type 2 diabetic adult patients treated
with metformin as first-line therapy after diet failure (see section
5.1).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Posology_
_Adults with normal renal function (GFR≥ 90 mL/min)_
MONOTHERAPY AND COMBINATION WITH OTHER ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS
The usual starting dose is 500 mg or 850 mg metformin hydrochloride 2
or 3 times daily given during
or after meals.
After 10 to 15 days the dose should be adjusted on the basis of blood
glucose measurements. A slow increase
of dose may improve gastrointestinal tolerability.
The maximum recommended dose of metformin hydrochloride is 3 g daily,
taken as 3 divided doses.
If transfer from another oral antidiabetic agent is intended:
discontinue the other agent and initiate
metformin at the dose indicated above.
COMBINATION WITH INSULIN
Metformin and insulin may be used in combination therapy to achieve
better blood glucose control.
Metformin hydrochloride is given at the usual starting dose of 500 mg
or 850 mg 2 or 3 times daily, while
insulin dosage is adjusted on the basis of blood glucose measurements.
_Elderly_
Due to the potential for decreased renal fun