Metformin Viatris
Metformin Viatris helps control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, especially if you are overweight, when diet and exercise are not enough.
Form
depottabletti
Strength
500 mg
Active Ingredient
Metformin hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Viatris Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Adults usually start with 500 mg of Metformin Viatris daily. After about 2 weeks, your doctor may check your blood sugar and adjust the dose.
Method
Take tablets once a day with your evening meal. If your doctor recommends, you may take them twice a day, always with food. Swallow each tablet whole with water. Do not chew, break, or crush the tablets.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 2000 milligrams of Metformin Viatris.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diarrhea
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Stomach pain
- •Loss of appetite
RARE
- •Taste disturbances
- •Low vitamin B12 levels in the blood, which can lead to anemia
- •Skin reactions such as redness, itching, and hives
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to metformin or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have long-term liver problems.
- Do not take if you have severe kidney failure.
- Do not take if your diabetes is not well controlled, with symptoms like very high blood sugar, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rapid weight loss, lactic acidosis or ketoacidosis.
- Do not take if you are dehydrated, for example due to severe or prolonged diarrhea or repeated vomiting.
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- Do not take if you have a severe infection, such as a lung or kidney infection.
- Do not take if you have sudden heart failure, recently had a heart attack, or have severe circulation problems or breathing difficulties.
- Do not take if you drink a lot of alcohol.
- Stop taking Metformin Viatris and contact your doctor or nearest hospital immediately if you have symptoms of lactic acidosis, as this condition can lead to a coma.
- Stop taking Metformin Viatris and seek immediate medical attention if you notice abnormal liver function tests and hepatitis (liver inflammation) which can lead to jaundice. If your eyes and/or skin turn yellow, contact your doctor immediately.