Tab. Glipsi-100mg

Glipsi Tablets contain the active substance sitagliptin which is a member of a class of medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors) that lowers blood sugar levels in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

This medicine helps to increase the levels of insulin produced after a meal and decreases the amount of sugar made by the body. Your doctor has prescribed this medicine to help lower your blood sugar, which is too high because of your type 2 diabetes. This medicine can be used alone or in combination with certain other medicines (insulin, metformin,sulphonylureas, or glitazones) that lower blood sugar, which you may already be taking for your diabetes together with a food and exercise plan.

INGREDIENTS:

Sitagliptin

Benifits:

Glipsi Tablet is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is used in addition to diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Direction to Use

• You can generally take the tablet at a time of day to suit you, but it is best to take your doses at the same time of day each day. You can take it before or after a meal.
• Diet and exercise can help your body use its blood sugar better. It is important to stay on the diet and exercise recommended by your doctor while taking the tablets.
• If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until it is time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do NOT take a double dose of this medicine.

Side Effects

Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): low blood sugar, nausea, flatulence, vomiting

Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): stomach ache, diarrhoea, constipation, drowsiness