D-BAY ( TABLET ) ( 500 mg )

Manufacturer
Aurobindo Pharma (Argus)
Drug Type
 Branded Drug
Medicine System
 Allopathy
Drug Availability
 Pharmacy (P)

Ingredients

SKU

Brand NameDosage Form PackQty per PackInquiry
D-BAYTABLET1 Please Inquire

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Related Monographs

Metformin

Pregnancy Category B

Essential Medicine :

Schedule Drug Category: H

Dosage

Source : NFI National Formulary of India
Oral

  • Adult- Diabetes mellitus: initially 500 mg with breakfast for at least 1 week, then 500 mg with breakfast and evening meal for at least 1 week, then 500 mg with breakfast, lunch and evening meal or 850 mg every 12 h with or after food (max. 2g daily in divided doses).

Usage / Indications

Diabetes mellitus

Contraindications

  • Renal impairment (withdraw if renal impairment suspected)
  • Withdraw if tissue hypoxia likely (for example sepsis, respiratory failure, recent myocardial infarction, hepatic impairment), use of iodine-containing X-ray contrast media (do not restart metformin until renal function returns to normal) and use of general anaesthesia (suspend metformin 2 days beforehand and restart when renal function returns to normal)
  • alcohol dependence
  • Pregnancy
  • Anaemia
  • Ketosis

Precautions

  • Measure serum creatinine before treatment and once or twice annually during treatment
  • Substitute insulin during severe infection
  • Trauma, surgery (see notes above and contraindications)
  • Lactation
  • Interactions
  • Hepatic or  renal disease
  • Heart disease

Side Effects / Adverse Effects

  • Anorexia, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea (usually transient), abdominal pain, metallic taste
  • Lactic acidosis most likely in patients with renal impairment
  • Decreased vitamin B12 absorption.

Storage

Store protected from light and moisture.

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