Lim 2.5 mg+850 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 14.00 (3 x 6: ৳ 252.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 84.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Linagliptin metformin hydrochloride
Company Benham pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Lim 25 mg tablet

Indications

  • Adjunct to diet and exercise
  • Improves glycemic control
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Pharmacology

  • Inhibitor of DPP-4
  • Increases active incretin hormones
  • Stimulates insulin release
  • Decreases glucagon secretion
  • Oral antihyperglycemic drug
  • Lowers basal and postprandial glucose
  • Improves insulin sensitivity

Dosage & Administration

  • Individualized dosage
  • Max recommended dose
  • Dose escalation
  • Immediate release tablet
  • Extended release tablet
  • Starting dose recommendations

Interaction

  • Cationic drug interaction
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor interaction
  • Inducers interaction
  • Drugs affecting glycemic control interaction

Contraindications

  • Renal impairment contraindicated
  • Acute or chronic metabolic acidosis contraindicated
  • Hypersensitivity contraindicated

Side Effects

  • Common side effects
  • Hypoglycemia risk in combination with sulfonylureas

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Caution in pregnancy
  • Caution in lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Discontinue in lactic acidosis
  • Postmarketing reports of acute pancreatitis
  • Discontinue for radiologic studies
  • Monitoring for Vitamin B12 levels
  • Symptoms and precautions for lactic acidosis
  • Instructions for alcohol, other medicines, counseling, travel, emergency, and hypoglycemia

Overdose Effects

  • Supportive measures for overdose
  • Potential removal by dialysis
  • No dose-related clinical adverse reactions
  • Metformin overdose effects

Therapeutic Class

  • Oral hypoglycemic preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Cool & dry storage
  • Protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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