Glyxambi 25/5 mg - 30 tablets

Glyxambi 25/5 mg - 30 tablets

Scientific name: Empagliflozin 25 mg + Linagliptin 5 mg tablets.

Uses:

• Empagliflozin is used to treat type 2 diabetes in adult patients (aged 18 years and older) whose blood sugar cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone.
• Empagliflozin may be used in patients who cannot take metformin (another diabetes medicine).
• Empagliflozin may also be used with other medicines to treat diabetes and these may be oral or injectable medicines such as insulin.
• It is important to continue with your diet and exercise plan as told by your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

How to use:

• Always take this medication exactly as your doctor has told you.
• The starting dose of empagliflozin is one 10 mg tablet once a day and your doctor may decide whether to increase your dose to 25 mg once a day.
• Swallow the tablet whole with water.
• You can take the tablets with or without food.
• You can take the tablets at any time of the day. However, try to take it at the same time every day. This will help you remember to take it.
• Proper diet and exercise help control your sugar better.
• Doses may change in special circumstances, so always follow your doctor's instructions.

Side effects:

Side effects are not common to everyone, but some patients may complain of:

• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
• Urinary tract infection.
• Fungal infection in the genital areas.
• Increased urine volume.
• Rash or red skin.
• Thirst.
• Blood tests may show increased levels of blood fats (cholesterol) in the blood.

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking this medicine and during treatment:

• If you suffer from type 1 diabetes.
• If you are experiencing rapid weight loss.
• If you have serious kidney or liver problems.
• If you are at risk of dehydration.
• If you are 85 years of age or older.
• If you have a serious kidney or urinary tract infection with a high temperature.

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.