Metformin Tablets 500 mg

Metformin belongs to a group of medicines called oral hypoglycaemics.

It works by reducing the level of sugar in the blood.

Metformin Tablets are used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in patients when diet and exercise have not been enough to keep their blood sugar level under control, especially when these patients are overweight.

The tablets can be used as follows:

Adults (18 or over):

as the only medicine for the treatment of diabetes
with other anti-diabetic medicines also taken by mouth
in combination with insulin.

Children (10 to 17):

as the only medicine for the treatment of diabetes
in combination with insulin

Please contact Crescent Pharma should you require any more information.

Category: CRESCENT PHARMA

Description

Therapeutic indications for Metformin Tablets 500 mg

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM, type II) and, in particular, in overweight patients, when adequate dietary treatment and exercise has failed.

In adults metformin hydrochloride may be used as monotherapy or in combination with other oral antidiabetic agents or with insulin.

In children from 10 years of age and adolescents, metformin hydrochloride may be used as monotherapy or in combination with insulin.

A reduction of diabetic complications has been shown in overweight type 2 diabetic adult patients treated with metformin as first-line therapy after diet failure.

Please contact Crescent Pharma should you require any more information.