Kombiglyze XR 5/500 mg Tabs 30'S For Diabetes

Kombiglyze XR 5/500 mg Tabs 30'S For Diabetes

Saxagliptin/Metformin Hydrochloride
• Kombiglyze tablets contain two different substances called:
Saxagliptin is part of a class of medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors), and metformin, is part of a class of medicines called biguanides.
• Both belong to a group of medicines called oral anti-diabetics.
• Saxagliptin and metformin work together to control your blood sugar. They increase the levels of insulin after a meal. They also lower the amount of sugar made by your body.
• Along with diet and exercise, this helps lower your blood sugar.
• This medicine can be used alone or together with other antidiabetic medicines, including insulin.

Active ingredients:
Saxagliptin, Metformin Hydrochloride.

Benefits:
• Kombiglyze tablets are used to treat type 2 diabetes.
• Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, and blindness, and may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke.

How To Use:
• The amount of Kombiglyze that you will take varies depending on your condition and the doses you currently take of metformin and/or individual tablets of saxagliptin and metformin.
• Your doctor will tell you exactly the dose of this medicine to take.
• The recommended dose is 1 tablet a day.
• If you have reduced kidney function, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose.
• Do not crush or chew the tablets.
• Take Kombiglyze tablet with food to lower the chance of having an upset stomach.
• To control your diabetes, you still need to diet and exercise, even when you are taking Kombiglyze tablets.

Side Effects:
• Headache.
• Muscle pain (myalgia).
• Being sick or indigestion (dyspepsia).
• Inflamed nose or throat such as with a cold or sore throat.
• Flatulence.
• Dizziness.
• Tiredness (fatigue).

Contraindications:
Do not take Kombiglyze
- If you are allergic to saxagliptin, metformin, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
- If you have ever had a diabetic coma.
- If you have uncontrolled diabetes.
- If you have severely reduced kidney function or problems with your liver;
- If you have recently had a heart attack or if you have heart failure.
- If you have a severe infection or are dehydrated (have lost a lot of water from your body);
- If you are breastfeeding.

Cautions:
Stop taking Kombiglyze for a short time if you have a condition that may be associated with dehydration (significant loss of body fluids) such as:
severe vomiting, diarrhea, fever, exposure to heat, or if you drink less fluid than normal. Talk to your doctor for further instructions.
• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Kombiglyze
- If you have type 1 diabetes (your body does not produce any insulin). This medicine should not be used to treat this condition;
- If you have or have had a disease of the pancreas;
- If you are taking insulin or an antidiabetic medicine known as ‘sulphonylurea’.

Made in:
USA

Quantity:
30 Tablets

Store at room temperature