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Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) is used to treat the following -
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This is the usual dosage recommended in most common treatment cases. Please remember that every patient and their case is different, so the dosage can be different based on the disease, route of administration, patient's age and medical history.
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Is the use of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) safe for pregnant women?
Glipy Met Tablet can have harmful effects in pregnant women. If you experience any discomfort after using Glipy Met Tablet, then discontinue the use and take your doctor's advice.
Is the use of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) safe during breastfeeding?
Glipy Met Tablet is safe for breastfeeding women.
What is the effect of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) on the Kidneys?
Kidney can be affected by Glipy Met Tablet. If you experience any unwanted effects of this drug, stop taking it. You should take it again only after medical advice.
What is the effect of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) on the Liver?
The liver can be affected by Glipy Met Tablet. If you experience any unwanted effects of this drug, stop taking it and consult your doctor. You should restart Glipy Met Tablet only after medical advice.
What is the effect of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) on the Heart?
In the absence of any scientific study on the side effects of Glipy Met Tablet on the heart, information on safety of Glipy Met Tablet for the heart is unavailable.
If you are suffering from any of the following diseases, you should not take Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) unless your doctor advises you to do so -
Is this Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) habit forming or addictive?
Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) is not addictive in nature.
Is it safe to drive or operate heavy machinery when consuming?
After taking Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) you may feel sleepy. So it is not advised to perform these activities.
Is it safe?
Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) should be used only after doctor's advice.
Is it able to treat mental disorders?
No, the use of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) in mental disorders is not effective.
Interaction between Food and Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10)
There isn't any research available on the side effects of taking Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) with food.
Interaction between Alcohol and Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10)
It is difficult to say anything about the effect of Glipy Met 500 SR Tablet (10) and alcohol. No research has been done on this yet.
Yes, you can take Glipy Met Tablet with gliclazide, no harmful interactions have been reported between them. However, it is not necessary that no interaction can happen between these two. But before taking such kind of combination you must consult your doctor.
Glipy Met Tablet should be taken with food to reduce stomach and bowel side effects, which may experience the first few weeks of treatment. Also, exercise regularly and test for sugar in your blood or urine as directed.
Glipy Met Tablet can be taken forever, diabetes is a progressive disease it's possible that more medication and/or insulin may eventually need to be added to the regime.
Yes, Glipy Met Tablet can cause night sweat, the exact mechanism of sweating is not known. But some research suggests that Glipy Met Tablet causes hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) especially at night which can cause night sweats. Need to monitor your blood glucose level regularly, and talk to your doctor as your dose of Glipy Met Tablet may need to be adjusted.
Lactic acidosis associated with Glipy Met Tablet treatment is a rare but fatal adverse effect. Lactic acidosis appears to result from biguanide interference causing an increase in production and decrease in clearance of lactate leading to higher cellular lactate levels. A decrease in pyruvate carboxylase activity, the rate-limiting enzyme in the formation of glucose from lactate, can also decrease hepatic metabolism of lactate. leading to increasing lactic acidosis. Signs and symptoms of Glipy Met Tablet induced lactic acidosis are nonspecific and include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, altered level of consciousness, hyperpnoea, abdominal pain, and thirst.
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