Limpet 1 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Glimepiride
Company Drug international ltd
Also available as
Limpet 2 mg tablet Limpet 3 mg tablet Limpet 4 mg tablet

Title

  • Limpet Diabetic Medication

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Diabetes Medication

Description

  • Limpet is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to lower the blood glucose in patients with noninsulin dependent (Type II) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
  • Glimepiride tablet must be swallowed with sufficient amount of liquid
  • Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent which decreases blood glucose concentration.
  • Patients planning a pregnancy must change over to insulin.

Indications

  • Adjunct to diet and exercise for noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (Type II)
  • May be used concomitantly with metformin for inadequate glycaemic control.

Mode of Action

  • Stimulates the release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells
  • Reduces basal hepatic glucose production
  • Increases peripheral tissue sensitivity to insulin and glucose uptake

Dosage

  • Initial dose is 1 mg once daily
  • Usual dose range is 1 to 4 mg daily
  • Timing and distribution of doses decided by the physician based on patient's life-style

Administration

  • Tablet must be swallowed with sufficient amount of liquid.

Interaction

  • Potentiates hypoglycaemic action:
    • ACE inhibitors
    • Anabolic steroids
    • MAO-inhibitors
  • Attenuates hypoglycaemic action:
    • Barbiturates
    • Corticosteroids
    • Isoniazid

Contraindications

  • Not suitable for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Not for diabetic ketoacidosis or diabetic coma
  • Not for patients hypersensitive to Glimepiride

Side Effects

  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Temporary visual impairment
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Not to be taken during pregnancy
  • Must not be taken by breastfeeding women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Initial weeks of treatment require careful monitoring for hypoglycaemia risk

Overdose Effects

  • Overdosage can produce hypoglycaemia
  • Mild hypoglycaemic symptoms without loss of consciousness should be treated with oral glucose and adjustments in drug dosage

Therapeutic Class

  • Sulfonylureas

Storage Conditions

  • Do not store above 30°C
  • Keep away from light and out of reach of children

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