GLUCOPHAGE 850MG TAB 850 mg

Land: Jordan

Språk: engelsk

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

Aktiv ingrediens:

Metformin Hcl 850 mg

Tilgjengelig fra:

مستودع ادوية النابلسي - Nabulsi Drug Store

ATC-kode:

A10BA02

INN (International Name):

Metformin Hcl 850 mg

Dosering :

850 mg

Enheter i pakken:

30 Tab

Produsert av:

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

Produkt oppsummering:

2.15 :سعر الجمهور + الضريبة

Informasjon til brukeren

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FR2586071
850 MG
1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
GLUCOPHAGE 850 mg film-coated tablets
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One film-coated tablet contains 850 mg metformin hydrochloride
corresponding to
662.9 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.
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In adults, Glucophage may be used as monotherapy or in combination
with other oral
antidiabetic agents or with insulin.
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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 d