Onglyza 2.5 mg 30 tablets

Scientific name: Saxagliptin 2.5 mg tablets.

Uses:

• It is used for adult patients aged 18 years and older with type 2 diabetes.
• If the disease cannot be adequately controlled with a single oral diabetes medication, diet and exercise.
• It is used alone or with insulin or other antidiabetic medications.

How to use:

• Always take this medication exactly as your doctor has told you to.
• The recommended dose of saxagliptin is 5 mg once a day.
• If you have poor kidney function, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of 2.5 mg tablet once a day.
• The tablets should not be split or cut. Swallow the tablet whole with a little water.
• The medication can be taken at any time of the day, however, try to take it at the same time every day.

Side effects:

• Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you experience tightness in the throat, swelling of the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.
• Stop using the product if you experience hives or itching of the face or body.

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking saxagliptin:

• If you take insulin.
• If you have type 1 diabetes (your body does not produce any insulin) or diabetic ketoacidosis.
• If you have or have ever had a disease of the pancreas.
• If you take insulin or an anti-diabetic medicine known as a sulfonylurea.
• If you have a condition that lowers your defense against infection.
• If you have heart failure or other risk factors for heart failure such as kidney problems.
• If you have impaired kidney function.
• If you have moderate or severe liver problems.
  

Preservation method:

• Store at a temperature below 25 degrees Celsius.
• Do not refrigerate the medicine in the refrigerator.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Must be stored in the original packaging to protect it from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.