Xigduo XR 10/500 mg 28 tablets

Xigduo XR 10/500 mg 28 tablets:

Belongs to a group of medicines called "oral antidiabetics"

• The active ingredients are Dapagliflozin/Metformin

Uses of Xigduo XR 10/500 mg 28 tablets:

• Dapagliflozin/Metformin is used to treat adult patients with type 2 diabetes.
• This type of diabetes is also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

How Xigduo XR 10/500 mg 28 tablets works:

• Both active substances, Dapagliflozin/Metformin, help regulate blood sugar levels.
• The active substance Dapagliflozin works so that the pancreas produces more insulin and less glucagon.
• The active substance Metformin works so the body can use insulin better.
• This medicine has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels, helping to prevent diabetes complications.

Usage instructions:

• The amount of Dapagliflozin/Metformin a person should take depends on their condition.
• Your doctor will tell you exactly how many tablets of Dapagliflozin/Metformin to take.
• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor told you. Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

Warnings and precautions:

Do not use Dapagliflozin/Metformin :

• If you are allergic to Dapagliflozin or Metformin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
• Talk to your doctor before taking Dapagliflozin/Metformin if you think you are allergic to any of these substances.
• If you have uncontrolled diabetes with, for example, severe hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rapid weight loss, lactic acidosis (see "Risk of lactic acidosis" below) or ketoacidosis.
• Ketoacidosis is a condition where substances called ketone bodies build up in the blood, which can lead to diabetic coma.
• Symptoms include stomach pain, rapid and deep breathing, drowsiness, or breathing with an unusual fruity smell.
• If you have recently had a heart attack or suffer from heart failure, serious circulatory problems, or breathing problems, which may be signs of heart problems.
• If you have severe kidney impairment.
• If you have a serious infection or severe dehydration (loss of a lot of water from the body).
• If you are going to have contrast X-rays (a special type of X-ray involving an injectable dye).
• If you have liver problems.
• If you drink large amounts of alcohol (either daily or occasionally).
• If you are breastfeeding.

Possible side effects:

• Stomach pain (abdominal pain).
• Muscle cramps.
• General feeling of discomfort with severe fatigue.
• Breathing difficulties.
• Lowered body temperature and pulse.