Adivia Met

Adivia Met Adverse Reactions

metformin + sitagliptin

Manufacturer:

Lloyd

Distributor:

InnoGen Pharmaceuticals
Full Prescribing Info
Adverse Reactions
Sitagliptin: Hypoglycemia (based on all reports of symptomatic hypoglycemia, concurrent glucose measurement was not required); abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspepsia, flatulence; hypersensitivity reactions; exfoliative skin conditions including Stevens-Johnson syndrome; influenza, headache, cutaneous vasculitis, acute pancreatitis. Worsening renal function. Upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngitis, constipation, headache.
Metformin Hydrochloride: Metformin Hydrochloride causes gastrointestinal adverse effects with anorexia, nausea, and vomiting; absorption of various substances including Vitamin B12 may be impaired. Patients may experience a metallic taste and there may be weight loss, which in some diabetics could be an advantage. Hypoglycemia is less of a problem with Metformin Hydrochloride. Lactic acidosis, sometimes fatal, has occurred but to a lesser extent than with Phenformin and it is generally accepted that the lactic acidosis usually occurred in patients whose condition contraindicated the use of Metformin Hydrochloride.