M.R.P.: Rs.64.29
What is GLIMESTAR MF?
- GLIMESTAR MF contains Glimepiride and Metformin
What GLIMESTAR MF is used for?
- GLIMESTAR MF is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus when diet, physical exercise and weight reduction alone have not been able to control your blood sugar levels
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Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions including, if you:
- are allergic to GLIMESTAR MF or to any of its ingredients
- have a condition called metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis
- have liver or kidney or heart problems
- have insulin dependent diabetes
- are in a diabetic coma
- are alcoholic
- GLIMESTAR MF may pass into breast milk. It should not be taken during breast feeding
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breast feeding
- GLIMESTAR MF is not recommended for use in children under 18 years of age
- Your ability to concentrate or react may be reduced if your blood sugar is lowered (Hypoglycemia) or raised (Hyperglycemia) or if you develop visual problems because of such conditions
- Please ask your doctor whether you can drive a car and use machines
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including:
- phenylbutazone, azopropazone, oxyphenbutazone, used to treat pain and inflammation
- other medicines to treat diabetes mellitus (such as insulin or metformin)
- anti-arrhythmic agents used to control abnormal heart beat such as disopyramide
- fibrates, used to lower cholesterol level in blood
- enalapril, used in the management of high blood pressure
- fluoxetine
- allopurinol, probenecid, sulfinpyrazone, used in the treatment of gout
- certain antibiotics such as tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, fluconazole, miconazole, quinolones, clarithromycin
- medicines to increase circulation when given in a high dose intravenous infusion (pentoxifylline)
- levothyroxine
- Take GLIMESTAR MF exactly as prescribed
- Your doctor will usually start you on a low dose and increase your dose slowly to control your blood sugar level
- Swallow the medicine whole with at least half glass of water
- Do not crush or chew the medicine
- The dose of GLIMESTAR MF depends on your needs, condition and results of blood and urine sugar tests and is determined by your doctor
If you take more GLIMESTAR MF
- If you have taken too much GLIMESTAR MF or an additional dose there is a danger of hypoglycaemia and therefore you should instantly consume enough sugar (e.g. a small bar of sugar cubes, sweet juice, sweetened tea) and inform a doctor immediately
If you forget to take GLIMESTAR MF
- If you forget to take a dose, do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses
If you stop taking GLIMESTAR MF
- Continue to take this medicine as long as your doctor prescribes
Like all medicine, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- allergic reactions (including inflammation of blood vessels, often with skin rash) which may develop into serious reactions with difficulty in breathing, fall in blood pressure and sometimes progressing to shock
- abnormal liver function including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), problems with the bile flow (cholestasis), inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) or liver failure
- allergy (hypersensitivity) of the skin such as itching, rash, hives and increased sensitivity to sun
- severe hypoglycaemia including loss of consciousness, seizures or coma
- diarrhea
- nausea
- upset stomach
- lactic acidosis (a buildup of an acid in the blood) that can cause death
- hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
- lower blood sugar than normal (hypoglycaemia)
- decrease in the number of blood cells
- feeling or being sick, diarrhoea, feeling full or bloated, and abdominal pain, decrease in the amount of sodium level in your blood (shown by blood tests)
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
VIDEOS
GLIMEPIRIDE+METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET - Drug Information
GLIMEPIRIDE+METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET : Therapeutic Uses, Warning and Precautions, Interactions, Directions for Use, Side Effects and Storage
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