Tagipmet 50/1000mg Tablets

Introduction

How To Use

• Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water.
• Take this medicine with or without food, preferably with food.
• Swallow it as a whole, do not crush or chew the medicine.
• Take it at the same time to help you remember.
• Or use it exactly as instructed by your doctor.

Expert Advice

• Please take this medicine with or without meals.
• Please consult your prescriber immediately if you experience trouble breathing, persistent abdominal pain, or any other adverse effects.
• Dosage requires adjustment in case of trauma, surgery, and infection.
• Please monitor glucose levels throughout use of this medicine.
• Please ensure you tell your doctor you have diabetes before any surgery, getting medicine, etc.

Primary Uses

Indications

Monotherapy: This medicine is used for treating type 2 diabetes (condition characterized by elevated glucose levels) that is inadequately controlled by metformin, diet and exercise.

Dual therapy: It is used for treating diabetes type 2 along with metformin or a glitazone when patients respond inadequately to diet changes, exercise and either metformin or glitazine, or in combination with sulphonylureas in patients contraindicated for metformin, and for patients that do not respond adequately to sulphonylureas alone.

Triple therapy: This medicine is used with metformin and a sulphonylureas or glitazone for treating diabetes 2 that is inadequately controlled by dual therapy.

With insulin: This medicine is used with or without metformin for treating type 2 diabetes in patients who respond inadequately to diet, exercise, and insulin.

Side Effects

The patients administered with this medicine may experience pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas), allergic reactions, Stevens-Jhonson Syndrome (allergic reaction), Hypoglycemia (low glucose levels), bullous pemphigoid (large fluid-filled blisters), osteoarthritis (weak bones), upper respiratory tract infections, flatulence, swelling, and influenza (flu-like symptoms).