WHAT IS AMARYL MV 1MG?

AMARYL MV 1MG contains active ingredients called Glimepiride, Metformin and Voglibose

What AMARYL MV 1MG is used for?

AMARYL MV 1MG is used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR

Talk to your doctor before taking AMARYL MV 1MG, if you:

• are allergic to AMARYL MV 1MG or to any of its ingredients
• have kidney problems
• have heart failure that is treated with medicines
• have a condition called metabolic acidosis, including diabetic ketoacidosis
• drink a lot of alcohol
• have Inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulcerations or partial intestinal obstructions and patients being predisposed to intestinal obstruction
• have chronic disorders associated with marked disorders of digestion or absorption, with conditions that may deteriorate because of increased gas formation in the intestine
• have renal function impairment
• have gastro-intestinal disorders
• have insulin dependent diabetes
• are in a diabetic coma

PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING

Ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, or breast feeding or planning to become pregnant

AMARYL MV 1MG may pass into breast milk

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

AMARYL MV 1MG is not recommended for use in children under 18 years of age

DRIVING AND USING MACHINES

Your ability to concentrate or react may be reduced if your blood sugar is lowered (hypoglycaemia) or raised (hyperglycaemia) or if you develop visual problems because of such conditions

Please ask your doctor whether you can drive a car and use machines

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including:

• phenylbutazone, azopropazone, oxyphenbutazone, used to treat pain and inflammation
• insulin or other medicines to treat diabetes mellitus
• anti-arrhythmic agents used to control abnormal heart beat such as disopyramide
• fibrates, used to lower cholesterol level in blood
• enalapril, used in the management of high blood pressure
• fluoxetine, MAO inhibitors
• allopurinol, probenecid, sulfinpyrazone, used in the treatment of gout
• certain antibiotics such as tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, fluconazole, miconazole, quinolones, clarithromycin
• levothyroxine

• Take AMARYL MV 1MG exactly as prescribed
• Your doctor will usually start you on a low dose and increase your dose slowly to control your blood sugar levels
• Do not change your dose unless told to do so by your doctor
• Swallow the medicine as a whole
• Never crush or chew the tablets

If you take more

AMARYL MV 1MG

If you have taken more AMARYL MV 1MG, contact your doctor or go to nearest hospital immediately

If you forget to take

AMARYL MV 1MG

• If you forget to take AMARYL MV 1MG, take it as soon as you remember
• If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose
• Do not take two doses at the same time

If you stop taking

AMARYL MV 1MG

Do not stop taking this medicine without consulting your doctor

Like all medicine, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

COMMON

Metformin

• diarrhoea
• nausea
• upset stomach

Voglibose

• gastro intestinal tract such as soft stools or diarrhoea, flatulence, bloating, abdominal pain or discomfort, abdominal fullness and nausea
• liver problem
• central nervous system such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness has been reported
• endocrine and/or metabolic disorders

RARE

Metformin

lactic acidosis (a buildup of an acid in the blood) that can cause death

hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

Glimepiride

• Lower blood sugar than normal (hypoglycaemia)
• Decrease in the number of blood cells such as, Blood platelets (which increases risk of bleeding or bruising)
• White blood cells (which makes infections more likely)
• Red blood cells (which can make the skin pale and cause weakness or breathlessness)

Voglibose

Voglibose, along with other alpha-glucosidase inhibitors agents, have shown to induce pneumatosis intestinalis in a few cases

VERY RARE

Glimepiride

• allergic reactions
• abnormal liver function including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), impairment of the bile flow (cholestasis), inflammation of the liver (hepatitis) or liver failure
• feeling or being sick, diarrhoea, feeling full or bloated, and abdominal pain
• decrease in the amount of sodium level in your blood (shown by blood tests)

STORAGE

• Keep this medicine out of reach of children
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
• Store at room temperature (15-25C)

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