Repaglinid Stada
Repaglinid Stada helps your pancreas make more insulin to lower your blood sugar if you have type 2 diabetes.
Form
tabletti
Strength
2 mg
Active Ingredient
Repaglinide
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will tell you how much to take; usually, the starting dose is 0.5 mg before each main meal.
Method
Swallow the tablets with water just before or up to 30 minutes before each main meal.
Important
Do not take more than 16 mg in one day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Low blood sugar.
- •Stomach pain.
- •Diarrhea.
RARE
- •Sudden heart attack (not necessarily caused by the medicine).
- •Allergic reactions (like rash, itching, swelling, trouble breathing, fast heartbeat, dizziness, sweating).
- •Vomiting.
- •Constipation.
- •Vision problems.
- •Severe liver problems or abnormal liver function.
- •Very low blood sugar that can lead to coma or unconsciousness.
- •Nausea.
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to repaglinide or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have type 1 diabetes.
- Do not take if you have too much acid in your body (diabetic ketoacidosis).
- Do not take if you have severe liver disease.
- Do not take if you are taking gemfibrozil (a medicine for high blood fats).
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- Tell your doctor if you are having major surgery, or have recently been very sick or had an infection.
- Tell your doctor if you are under 18 or over 75 years old.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems (use with caution).
Use in Elderly Patients
Category D
Avoid use in older adults. Risk of hypoglycaemia. Reduce the dose in severe renal impairment. Consider the numerous potential interactions. (updated 10.6.2024)