Diabemin XR 500mg extended-release tablets
Dexa Medica
Ingredients in every extended-release tablet
| Metformin HCL | 500 mg |
Each package contains
Other details
| Flavour | None |
W.H.O. classification
| ATC Level 1 | A - Alimentary tract and metabolism |
| ATC Level 2 | A10 - Drugs Used in Diabetes |
| ATC Level 3 | A10B - Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs; excl. Insulins |
Warnings
Pregnancy
Lactation
Alcohol
Machinery
Available in
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The Philippines |
Dosage information
0 TO 18 YEARS OLD
Not recommended
DIABEMIN XR should generally be given once daily with the evening meal and should be started at a low dose, with gradual dose escalation. Subsequent dosage should be adjusted according to the patient’s therapeutic response, using the lowest possible effective dosage. DIABEMIN XR must be swallowed whole and never crushed or chewed.
18 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE
The usual starting dose is 500 mg once daily with the evening meal. Maximum recommended daily dose in adults is 2,000 mg.
Dosage increases should be made in increments of 500 mg weekly, up to a maximum of 2,000 mg once daily with the evening meal. If glycemic control is not achieved on DIABEMIN XR 2,000 mg once daily, a trial of DIABEMIN XR 1,000 mg twice daily should be considered.
DIABEMIN XR should generally be given once daily with the evening meal and should be started at a low dose, with gradual dose escalation. Subsequent dosage should be adjusted according to the patient’s therapeutic response, using the lowest possible effective dosage. DIABEMIN XR must be swallowed whole and never crushed or chewed.
Indication
As mono– or combined therapy with sulphonylurea in patients with Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) especially if overweight and whose blood glucose level can not be controlled by diet alone.
As an adjuvant therapy in insulin-dependent diabetic patients with hardly controlled symptoms.