Antidiabetic Agents
Tablet
Pioplus 2mg Tablet
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How it works
- Glimepiride is used to lower blood sugar in patients and raises insulin levels. It helps tissues respond better to the insulin
- Metformin is an oral antidiabetic agent lowers sugar and helps insulin work better, thereby helps control blood sugar levels
- Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione antidiabetic used alone or along with diet, exercise and antidiabetic medicines . It lowers blood sugar by reducing insulin resistance
When to Use
High blood sugar (diabetes)
Type 2 diabetes
Composition
Glimepiride - 2 MG
Metformin - 500 MG
Pioglitazone - 15 MG
Common Side Effects
- Low blood sugar signs include, anger, shaking, a fast heartbeat, confusion, or sweating
- Upset stomach or throwing up
- Belly pain
- Not hungry
- Loose stools (diarrhea)
- Bad taste in your mouth
- Weight gain
- Too much acid in the blood (lactic acidosis) may rarely happen
- Headache
- Swelling
- Nose irritation
- Cough
- Feeling tired or weak
- Weak bones
- Heart failure may happen
- Harm to the liver may rarely happen
- Bladder cancer may rarely happen