Informet XR 500 mg (Tablet (Extended Release))

Unit Price: ৳ 6.00 (1 x 30: ৳ 180.00)

Strip Price: ৳ 180.00

Medicine Details

Category	Details
Generic	Metformin hydrochloride
Company	Beximco pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as	Informet 500 mg tablet Informet 850 mg tablet Informet la 500 mg tablet Informet la 750 mg tablet Informet la 1000 mg tablet Informet xr 750 mg tablet

Title

Informet XR

Categories

Medicine
Diabetes Management
Antihyperglycemic

Description

Informet XR is used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in overweight patients when dietary management and exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control.

Formulation

Immediate Release Tablet
Extended Release Tablet

DosageOptions

500 mg
850 mg
1000 mg
2000 mg
2550 mg

PatientAgeGroup

Adults
Children (from 10 years of age and adolescents)

ModeOfAction

Lowers basal and postprandial plasma glucose
Decreases hepatic glucose production
Improves insulin sensitivity

DrugInteractions

Furosemide
Nifedipine
Cationic drugs
Cimetidine
Thiazides
Corticosteroids

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the active substance
Acute metabolic acidosis
Severe renal failure
Acute conditions altering renal function
Conditions causing tissue hypoxia

SideEffects

Hemolytic anemia
Lactic acidosis
Taste disturbance
Gastrointestinal disorders
Liver function test abnormalities
Skin reactions

PregnancyAndLactation

Uncontrolled diabetes during pregnancy
Excretion into human breast milk

PrecautionsAndWarnings

Substantially excreted by the kidney
Low vitamin B12 level
Increased risk of hypoglycemia

SpecialPopulations

Elderly
Pediatric population
Renal function

OverdoseEffects

Hypoglycemia
Lactic acidosis

TherapeuticClass

Biguanides

StorageConditions

Keep below 30°C
Protected from light
Protected from moisture
Keep out of the reach of children

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