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Metaglip Medication - Uses & Side Effects

Generic Name: Glipizide, Metformin hydrochloride

GLIPIZIDE; METFORMIN (Metaglip™) is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. This medicine lowers blood sugar and it also helps your body to use insulin more efficiently. Metaglip is an oral medication, which used to control blood sugar levels in people who have type 2 diabetes. It contains two drugs commonly used to lower blood sugar, glipizide (Glucotrol) and metformin (Glucophage). Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, blindness, and circulation problems, as well as sexual function problems (impotence).

Metaglip Dosage

• The usual starting dosage is 2.5 milligrams of glipizide with 250 milligrams of metformin once a day. If your blood sugar levels are particularly high, then your doctor may increase your dosage and will tell you to take 2.5 milligrams of glipizide with 500 milligrams of metformin twice a day.
• The daily dosage can be increased by one tablet every 2 weeks until blood sugar levels are controlled. The maximum daily dose is 10 milligrams of glipizide with 2,000 milligrams of metformin.

Uses of Metaglip

• Glipizide and metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes who do not use daily insulin injections. This medication is not used to treat type 1 diabetes.
• Glipizide and metformin may also be used for other conditions those listed in this medication guide.

Side Effects of Metaglip

If you are taking Metaglip, then discuss the side effects of Metaglip with your doctor and if you feel any change in intensity, then tell your doctor immediately. Side effects of Metaglip may include:

• muscle pain
• high blood pressure
• diarrhea
• hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
• headache
• dizziness
• Abdominal pain
• upper respiratory infection

Warnings and precautions before taking Metaglip:

• You should be avoided drinking too much alcohol while taking Metaglip. Because heavy drinking increases the danger of lactic acidosis and may also lead to attack of low blood sugar.
• You should temporarily stop taking Metaglip for 2 days before and after having an X-ray procedure such as includes angiogram. Also, if you are going to have surgery, except minor surgery, you should stop taking Metaglip.
• Poor liver function could increase the risk of lactic acidosis, so your doctor may decide to check your liver function before prescribing Metaglip. If you have liver problems, your doctor may stop treatment with Metaglip.
• If you have certain medical conditions, then you should not be used this medication. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions such as includes kidney disease, liver disease, conditions that may cause a low oxygen blood level or poor circulation, lack of body fluids, serious infection, metabolic acidosis, Type I diabetes.

Drug Interaction:- If you are taking certain drugs with Metaglip, then it may be increased, decreased, or altered the effects of Metaglip. So first consult to your doctor before combining Metaglip medicine with the following drugs.

• Amiloride
• Septra
• Parnate
• Anti-inflammatories that contain salicylates, such as aspirin, Dolobid, and Rowasa
• Beta-blocking blood pressure medicines such as Inderal, Lopressor
• Calcium channel blockers (heart medications) such as Calan, Isoptin, and Procardia
• Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin)
• Digoxin (Lanoxin)
• Furosemide (Lasix)
• Morphine
• Naprosyn
• Oral contraceptives
• Probenecid (Benemid)

Overdose

After taking Metaglip, If you feel that overdose is suspected, then contact with your doctor immediately. Symptoms of Metaglip overdose may include:

• low blood sugar
• coma
• sweating
• hunger
• dizziness
• fainting
• headache
• tremors
• seizure (convulsions)
• confusion
• fast heartbeat
• irritability
• drowsiness
• weakness