Should be taken with food: Swallow whole, do not chew or crush.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Not to be used in juvenile onset diabetes; diabetes complicated by ketosis or acidosis; diabetics undergoing surgery, after severe trauma or during infections; diabetic precoma & coma; severe renal or hepatic insufficiency, porphyria, hyperthyroidism; insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1) & patients taking medicines to treat fungal infections. Galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome. Pregnancy & lactation.
Increased CV mortality. Capable of producing moderate to severe hypoglycemia in patients controlled by diet alone; in case of accidental overdose; deficient calorie or glucose intake. Dosage adjustments for mild symptoms of hypoglycemia (sweating, pallor, hunger pangs, tachycardia, & sensation of malaise). Loss of control may occur for patients stabilized on diabetic regimen exposed to stress eg, fever, trauma, injection or surgery. Hepatic &/or renal impairment. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Pregnancy & lactation.
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