Description

Generics

Name: GETZID MR 30MG TAB
SKU: SKU-1246
Availability: InStock

Gliclazide

Used For

Diabetes

How it works

It is used when diet and exercise are not enough to control your blood glucose properly. It lowers blood glucose by increasing the amount of insulin (a hormone that controls blood glucose levels) produced by your pancreas.

Getzid Mr Usage And Safety

Dosage

Gliclazide

Side Effects

Gastro-intestinal: Abdominal pain, anal fissure, appetite increased, colitis, duodenal ulcer, epigastric fullness, faecal incontinence, flatulence, gastric irritation, gastroesophageal reflux, GI neoplasm benign, hemorrhoids, melena, dry mouth, oesophagitis, saliva increased, tooth ache, tooth disorder, vomiting. These reactions are generally dose-related and may disappear when the dose is reduced. Hearing and vestibular: hearing decreased, tinnitus. Liver and biliary: increased liver enzymes, hepatitis, hepatomegaly. Metabolic and nutritional: gout, glycosuria, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, thirst. Cases of hepatic porphyria and disulfiram-like reactions have been described with sulfonylurea drugs. Clinical experience to date has shown that gliclazide 80 mg tablets has a low incidence of disulfiram type reactions. Musculo-skeletal: arthropathy, bursitis, hernia congenital, skeletal pain, spine malformation.

Drug Interactions

Long-acting sulfonamides, tuberculostatics, NSAIDs, fibrates, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, salicylates, probenecid, beta-blockers, azole antifungal agents (oral and parenteral preparations), H2 receptor antagonists and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors , other antidiabetic agents (insulin, alpha glucosidase inhibitors, biguanides) , diuretics (thiazides, furosemide), corticosteroids, oral contraceptives (estrogen plus progestogen), chlorpromazine, ritodrine, salbutamol, terbutaline and nicotinic acid , Miconazole , Phenylbutazone , MAOIs , Chlorpromazine (neuroleptic agent) .

Indication

It is used to control blood glucose (sugar) in patients with Type II diabetes mellitus.

When not to Use

Do not take if • You are allergic to: gliclazide, or any of the other ingredients • You have had an allergic reaction to any other sulphonylureas, or related medicines such as sulfa antibiotics or to thiazide diuretics (a type of fluid or water tablet).

Getzid Mr Precautions

Precaution

In patients stabilized on gliclazide therapy, loss of blood sugar control may occur in cases of acute intercurrent disease or in stressful situations such as trauma or surgery. Under these conditions, discontinuation of gliclazide and administration of insulin should be considered.