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Saxagliptin 2.5 mg film-coated tablets
What saxagliptin is used for:
- Saxagliptin belongs to a group of medicines called ‘oral anti-diabetics’.
- They work by helping to control the level of sugar in your blood.
- It is used for adult patients aged 18 years and older with ‘type 2 diabetes’, if the disease cannot be adequately controlled with one oral anti-diabetic medicine, diet and exercise.
- It is used alone or together with insulin or other anti-diabetic medicines.
Do not take saxagliptin:
- if you are allergic to saxagliptin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- if you have had a serious allergic reaction to any other similar medicines that you take to control your blood sugar
Warnings & Precautions:
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking saxagliptin:
- if you are taking insulin
- if you have type 1 diabetes (your body does not produce any insulin) or diabetic ketoacidosis
- if you have or have had a disease of the pancreas
- if you are taking insulin or an anti-diabetic medicine known as sulphonylurea
- if you have a condition that reduces your defense against infections
- if you suffer from heart failure or you have other risk factors for developing heart failure such as problems with your kidneys
- if you have reduced kidney function
- if you have moderate or severe liver problems
Possible Side Effects:
- Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing. Stop using the product if you develop hives or itching of the face or body.
Other medicines and saxagliptin:
- Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
- In particular, you should tell your doctor if you are using medicines containing any of the following active substances:
- Carbamazepine, phenobarbital or phenytoin
- Dexamethasone
- Rifampicin
- Ketoconazole
- Diltiazem
How to use saxagliptin:
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- The recommended dose of saxagliptin is 5 mg once a day.
- If you have reduced kidney function, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose. This is one 2.5 mg tablet once a day.
- How to take saxagliptin
- The tablets must not be split or cut. Swallow the tablet whole with some water.
- You can take the tablet with or without food.
- The tablet can be taken at any time of the day, however, try to take your tablet at the same time each day.
- This will help you to remember to take it.
How to store saxagliptin:
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister and the carton after EXP.
- The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
- This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
- Do not use this medicine if the package is damaged or shows signs of tampering.
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Saxagliptin 2.5 mg film-coated tablets
What saxagliptin is used for:
- Saxagliptin belongs to a group of medicines called ‘oral anti-diabetics’.
- They work by helping to control the level of sugar in your blood.
- It is used for adult patients aged 18 years and older with ‘type 2 diabetes’, if the disease cannot be adequately controlled with one oral anti-diabetic medicine, diet and exercise.
- It is used alone or together with insulin or other anti-diabetic medicines.
Do not take saxagliptin:
- if you are allergic to saxagliptin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- if you have had a serious allergic reaction to any other similar medicines that you take to control your blood sugar
Warnings & Precautions:
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking saxagliptin:
- if you are taking insulin
- if you have type 1 diabetes (your body does not produce any insulin) or diabetic ketoacidosis
- if you have or have had a disease of the pancreas
- if you are taking insulin or an anti-diabetic medicine known as sulphonylurea
- if you have a condition that reduces your defense against infections
- if you suffer from heart failure or you have other risk factors for developing heart failure such as problems with your kidneys
- if you have reduced kidney function
- if you have moderate or severe liver problems
Possible Side Effects:
- Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing. Stop using the product if you develop hives or itching of the face or body.
Other medicines and saxagliptin:
- Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
- In particular, you should tell your doctor if you are using medicines containing any of the following active substances:
- Carbamazepine, phenobarbital or phenytoin
- Dexamethasone
- Rifampicin
- Ketoconazole
- Diltiazem
How to use saxagliptin:
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- The recommended dose of saxagliptin is 5 mg once a day.
- If you have reduced kidney function, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose. This is one 2.5 mg tablet once a day.
- How to take saxagliptin
- The tablets must not be split or cut. Swallow the tablet whole with some water.
- You can take the tablet with or without food.
- The tablet can be taken at any time of the day, however, try to take your tablet at the same time each day.
- This will help you to remember to take it.
How to store saxagliptin:
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister and the carton after EXP.
- The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
- This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
- Do not use this medicine if the package is damaged or shows signs of tampering.
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