Lina-Met

by CCL

Active ingredients: Linagliptin, Metformin HCl

Packs

• Tab · 2.5/850 mg · 14's (121630)
• Tab · 2.5/1000 mg · 14's (121631)
• Tab · 2.5/500 mg · 14's (121629)
• Tab · 5/1000 mg · 14's (121628)

About Linagliptin

Hypoglycaemic excluding Insulin

Uses

Type II diabetes inadequately controlled by diet and exercise: as monotherapy when metformin alone is inadequate; with metformin when metformin alone is inadequate, with metformin and a sulfonylurea when dual therapy is inadequate; or with insulin when insulin with or without metformin, is inadequate.

How to take it

Adults: 5 mg daily. In combination therapy consider lower dose of sulfonylurea or insulin. Children: Not recommended.

Side effects

Hypoglycaemia.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Lactation: Contraindicated or not recommended. Contraindications: Diabetic ketoacidosis. Precautions: Risk of pancreatitis; advise patient of symptoms, discontinue if suspected. Elderly > 80 years.

Advice

Take with or without meals.

Full information on Linagliptin →

Interactions with Linagliptin

Potent CYP3A4 and P-gp inducers.

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