Glucomet XR 500mg

Tablet
Metformin Hydrochloride
Aristo pharma

Other Strength:
- Glucomet 500mg
- Glucomet 850mg
- Glucomet XR 750mg

Alternative:
- Informet 500mg
- Nobesit 500mg
- Comet XR 500mg
- Glymin 500mg
- Glymin® XR 500mg
- Metarin 500mg
- Metform 500mg
- Metform ER 500mg
- Verimet 500mg
- Meglu 500mg
- Meglu ER 500mg
- Metmin 500mg
- Metfomin 500mg
- Benformin 500mg
- Comet 500mg
- Daomin 500mg
- Daomin XR 500mg
- Bigmet XR 500mg



Glucomet XR
Presentation:
Glucomet-500 Tablet: Each tablet contains Metformin Hydrochloride BP 500 mg.
Glucomet-850 Tablet: Each tablet contains Metformin Hydrochloride BP 850 mg.
Glucoment-500 XR Tablet: Each tablet contains Metformin Hydrochloride BP 500 mg.
Glucoment-750 XR Tablet: Each tablet contains Metformin Hydrochloride BP 750 mg.

Indications:
Non-insulin dependent adult diabetes mellitus, when over weight or obesity not responding to dietary therapy.
Glucomet can be given alone as initial therapy or can be administered in combination with a sulfonylurea.
In insulin dependent diabetics, Glucomet may be given as an adjuvant to patients whose symptoms are not well controlled and who are often obese.

Dosage & Administration:
The usual starting dose is 500 mg twice daily or 850 mg once a day, given with meals. Dosage increase should be made in increments of 500 mg weekly or 850 mg every 2 weeks up to a total of 2000 mg per day, given in divided doses. Patients can be titrated from 500 mg twice a day to 850 mg twice a day after 2 weeks. For these patients requiring additional glycaemic control, Glucomet may be given to a maximum daily dose of 2550 mg per day. Doses above 2000 mg may be better tolerated when given three times a day with meals. The usual starting dose of Metformin HCl extended - release tablet is 500 mg once daily with the evening meal. Dosage increase may be made up to a max. of 2000 mg once daily with the evening meal.

Contrainidications:
Hepatic or renal impairment (withdraw if renal impairment suspected), predisposition to lactic acidosis, heart failure, severe infection or trauma, dehydration, alcohol dependence, pregnancy, breast feeding etc.

Warning & Precautions:
Because of possibility of hypoglycemia in combination therapy with a sulphonylurea or insulin, diabetic control should be monitored by blood sugar readings.

Side effects:
Glucomet may cause gastro-intestinal adverse effects like diarrhoea, anorexia, nausea & vomiting. Lactic acidosis and malabsorption of vitamin B12 may be occurred. Patients may experience a metallic taste and there may be weight loss, which in some diabetics could be an advantage.

Drug interaction:
It may enhance the effects of anti-coagulants. As such patients receiving the two drugs concomitantly may need adjustment of the anti-coagulant dosage.

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