NOVONORM 0.5MG 30 TABLETS

NOVONORM 0.5MG 30 TABLETS
Product Description
 
Repaglinide 0.5mg Tablets
 
What Repaglinide is used for:
Repaglinide  is an oral antidiabetic medicine
which helps your pancreas produce more insulin and thereby lower your blood sugar (glucose). 
Do not take Repaglinide:
if you are allergic to Repaglinide or any of the other ingredients in this medicine.
if you have type 1 diabetes.
if the acid level in your body is raised (diabetic ketoacidosis).
if you have a severe liver disease.
if you take gemfibrozil (a medicine used to lower increased fat levels in the blood).
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Repaglinide:
if you have liver problems. Repaglinide is not recommended in patients with moderate liver disease. Repaglinide should not be taken if you have a severe liver disease.
if you have kidney problems. Repaglinide should be taken with caution.
if you are about to have major surgery or you have recently suffered a severe illness.
if you are under 18 or over 75 years of age. Repaglinide is not recommended.
Possible Side Effects: 
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemic reactions are generally mild/moderate
but may occasionally develop into hypoglycemic unconsciousness or coma.
If this happens, contact medical assistance immediately.
Allergy
Symptoms such as swelling, difficulty in breathing, rapid heartbeat, feeling dizzy and sweating could be signs of anaphylactic reaction. Contact a doctor immediately.
Other side effects
Stomach pain
Diarrhea.
Acute coronary syndrome (but it may not be due to the medicine).
Other medicines and Repaglinide:
If you take gemfibrozil, you should not take Repaglinide.
Your body’s response to Repaglinide may change if you take other medicines, especially these:
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) (used to treat depression)
Beta blockers (used to treat high blood pressure or heart conditions)
ACE-inhibitors (used to treat heart conditions)
Salicylates (e.g. aspirin)
Octreotide (used to treat cancer)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) (a type of painkiller)
Steroids (anabolic steroids and corticosteroids – used for anaemia or to treat inflammation)
Oral contraceptives (birth control pills)
Thiazides (diuretics or “water pills”)
Danazol (used to treat breast cysts and endometriosis) 
Thyroid products (used to treat low levels of thyroid hormones)
Sympathomimetics (used to treat asthma)
Clarithromycin, trimethoprim, rifampicin (antibiotic medicines)
Itraconazole, ketoconazole (antifungal medicines)
Gemfibrozil (used to treat high blood fats)
Ciclosporin (used to suppress the immune system)
Deferasirox (used to reduce chronic iron overload)
Phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital (used to treat epilepsy)
St. John’s wort (herbal medicine)
Clopidogrel (prevents blood clots)
وصف المنتج
 
ريباجلينيد 0.5 مجم أقراص
 
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