Diampa Tablets 10mg

Description

Indications

Type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by diet and exercise; as monotherapy when metformin is not tolerated; or with other hypoglycaemic including insulin, when these alone are inadequate.

 Dosage Adults:

Diampa Tablets 10mg  once daily, increase to 25 mg once daily if necessary. In combination therapy consider lower dose of insulin/sulfonylurea. Children: Not recommended.

Advice to Patient

 Take with meals.

Pharmacokinetics

 Metabolism: Hepatic. Half-life elimination: 12.4 hrs. Time to peak: 1.5 hrs. Excretion: Urine (54.4%). Faeces (41.2%).

Interactions

Diuretics, antihypertensive, agents that affect renal function, UGT enzyme inducers.

Adverse effects

Genital infection, UTI, increased urination, pruritus. In combination therapy hypoglycaemia.