توضیحات
- What Glibenclamide scored tablet is and what it is used for?
The active ingredient of the tablets is Glibenclamide. It belongs to a group of medicines called sulphonylureas. Glibenclamide Tablets are used to lower blood sugar levels and are used in the treatment of late-onset diabetes (type II diabetes mellitus) in patients whose blood sugar is not controlled by diet alone and who are not suitable for insulin injections.
- What you need to know before you take Glibenclamide scored tablet :
- Do not take Glibenclamide scored table if you:
- Are allergic (hypersensitive) to Glibenclamide, other sulphonylureas or any of the other ingredients in Glibenclamide Tablets.
- Suffer from severe kidney disease.
- Suffer from liver problems.
- Warnings and precautions:
- This medicine can cause low blood sugar (Hypoglycemia). So patients should use caution: Symptoms of low blood sugar include sweating, hunger, increased heart rate, reduced consciousness, coma or seizures.
- Other medicines and Glibenclamide scored tablet:
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
- How to take Glibenclamide scored tablet:
Always take Glibenclamide Tablets as your doctor has told you. Your doctor will decide the right dose for you, this will be on the pharmacist’s label. Your total daily dose should normally be taken as a single dose at breakfast, or with your first main meal.
- Possible side effects of Glibenclamide scored tablet:
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The side effects depend on the dose and the duration of treatment. The most common side effects are
nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea and increase in weight. Glibenclamide can cause low blood sugar. Signs of low blood sugar include feeling shaky or anxious, sweating, looking pale, feeling hungry, palpitations and dizziness.
- How to store Glibenclamide scored tablet:
– Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
– Store in the original package in order to protect from light and moisture.
– Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after ‘EXP’.
– The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
