Drug name: Metformin HEXAL

Other names used:

• Diabex®
• Diaformin®
• Dianben®
• Fortamet®
• Glucophage®
• Glumetza®
• Obimet®
• Riomet®

Active Ingredients:

• Metformin

Therapeutic effect of Metformin HEXAL: Metformin ( an oral antidiabetic medication) is classified under the Biguanides group of medicines. Its action mechanism is to prevent gluconeogenesis. Aside from increasing the responsiveness of peripheral receptors to insulin, Metformin enhances glucose absorption in the muscle cells as well. In the same way, it helps to decrease the presence of glucose in the blood. However, Metformin may cause hypoglycemia since it does not promote insulin secretion.

This medication aids in lowering unwanted body weight by decreasing ones appetite, improving anaerobic glycolysis and reducing the intake of carbohydrates from the gastrointestinal track into the blood stream.

Indications: Metformin tablets are used for treating:

• Type II diabetes coupled with increased body weight in adults
• Type I diabetes along with insulin therapy

Precautions and Restrictions: Avoid using Metformin HEXAL under the following circumstances:

• Increased sensitivity to Metformin or other ingredients of this medicine
• Body's incapacity to use glucose as a fuel source (Diabetic ketoacidosis)
• Coma in people with diabetes (Diabetic precoma)
• Kidney failure
• Conditions that can seriously reduce kidney function
• Presence of excess lactic acid in the blood (Lactacidemia)
• Condition of not being hydrated (Anhydration)
• Pyrexia
• Serious infectious diseases
• Intravenous induction of iodine-containing contrast mediums
• Serious condition that can cause tissue hypoxia
• Psychic damage or surgical intervention
• Problems related to the liver
• Alcohol dependence
• Pregnancy
• Lactation
• If the user is below the age of 15

Side effects: While taking Metformin HEXAL tablets there are always a distant possibility of some kind of adverse effect that is wholly or partly unintended. The side effects are only a distant possibility and there are no prior proven records of such effects affect all users of this medicine. Some of the most common side effects caused by this medicine are:

• Low pH in the body tissue and blood (Lacticacidemia)
• Low intake of Vitamin B12
• Moderate reddening of the skin (Moderate erythema)
• Metallic taste in the mouth
• Appetite loss
• Pain in the abdomen
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Urge to vomit

These are just some of the side effects and this is by no means an exhaustive list of adverse effects caused due to Metformin HEXAL. For more information kindly consult your physician, pharmacist, or see the full details presented with this medicine.

Interactions: Before taking Metformin HEXAL it's very important to consult a doctor and apprise him of the treatment or medication (medicine without prescription or herbal medicine) you are currently under and also get a prescription from your doctor before start taking any new drug. This is to make sure that the combination of two drugs is safe. Be cautious while using Metformin with the following substances:

• H2 receptor antagonists
• Cytostatic drugs
• Antibiotics
• Medicines used to treat high cholesterol
• Beta-adrenergic blocking agents
• Insulin
• Ethanol

Additional Information: Metformin tablets should not be used without prior approval of a doctor and do not share these drugs with anybody else. Metformin tablets made for specific conditions and it's not advisable to use for other purposes. Keep medicinal drugs, needles, syringes and other such medical substances out of the reach of children.