Tablet Presentation

Each Film Coated Tablet Contains:
Saxagliptin Eq. to Saxagliptin IP 2.5/5 mg

Saxagliptin belongs to a group of medicines called dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors) or gliptins. It's used to treat type 2 diabetes, which is caused by problems with a hormone in your body called insulin. Gliptins help your body make more insulin. Saxagliptin tablet works by helping to control the level of sugar in your blood.
It is important to keep following the advice about diet and exercise that you have been given by your doctor or nurse.

Indications

Indicated in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control
Note: This medicine does not help patients who have insulin-dependent or type 1 diabetes.

Benefits

• Sexagliptin Tablet lowers blood sugar when blood sugar is high, especially after a meal, and also lowers blood sugar between meals.
• It helps to improve the levels of insulin produced by your own body after a meal.
• It decreases the amount of sugar made by the body and is unlikely to cause your blood sugar to be lowered to a dangerous level (hypoglycemia) because it does not work when your blood sugar is low.

Mechanism of Action

Saxagliptin helps to control blood sugar levels by making the pancreas gland release more insulin. It also signals the liver to stop producing sugar when there is too much sugar in the blood.

Drug Intecation

Tell your doctor if you are taking digoxin (a medicine used to treat irregular heartbeat and other heart problems).

Side Effects

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them.

• Headache
• Upper respiratory infection
• Stuffy or runny nose and sore throat
• Cough
• Stomach pain

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients, or history of a serious hypersensitivity reaction, including anaphylactic reaction, anaphylactic shock, and angioedema, to any dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor

Dosage

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Saxagliptin Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry & dark place. Protected from direct sunlight.

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