Metright 500mg Tablet
strip of 10.0 tablets.Prescription required
About this product:
| Salt Composition: | Metformin (500mg) |
| Manufacturer: | Geolife Sciences |
| Storage: | Below 25 degree celcius |
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Metright 500mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women, helping to control blood sugar levels and prevent complications. Metright 500mg Tablet is an anti-diabetic medication (biguanide) used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women. It helps control blood sugar levels and prevent serious complications of diabetes. It is also used to treat a menstruation-related disorder known as Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women. It is important to take this medicine as advised by your doctor and to monitor your blood sugar levels and kidney functions regularly.
Metright 500mg Tablet is an anti-diabetic medication (biguanide). It works by lowering glucose production in the liver, delaying the absorption of sugar (glucose) from the intestines, and increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin.
What does Metformin 500mg Tablet do exactly?
Metformin 500mg Tablet helps to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It decreases glucose production from the liver, reduces absorption of glucose from the intestine after food intake, and improves sensitivity of body organs and muscles towards insulin, which helps improve glucose uptake from the blood.
Does Metformin 500mg Tablet cause weight loss?
Yes, Metformin 500mg Tablet has been shown to cause weight loss in people who are overweight or obese. It may also lead to a modest weight loss in those at risk for diabetes and individuals sensitive or resistant to insulin.
What are the benefits of taking Metformin 500mg Tablet?
Metformin 500mg Tablet helps control blood sugar levels by promoting body response to insulin, decreasing liver glucose production, and reducing intestinal glucose absorption. Unlike other oral antidiabetic medications, it rarely causes low blood sugar when taken alone.
Can Metformin 500mg Tablet make you sleepy?
Metformin 500mg Tablet usually does not cause sleepiness but may rarely lead to sleep disorders and insomnia. Contact your doctor if you feel sleepy or tired while taking this medication, as it could be due to a serious side effect like lactic acidosis, particularly in individuals with kidney issues.
How to take Metformin 500mg Tablet?
Take Metformin 500mg Tablet with or after a meal. Do not crush or chew the tablet; swallow it with water. If prescribed one tablet per day, take it in the morning with breakfast. For two tablets a day, take one in the morning and the other at dinner. In cases of three doses daily, apart from morning and evening, take it with lunch.
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. Metright 500mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
- You have been prescribed Metright 500mg Tablet to control the blood sugar level and reduce the risk of diabetic complications such as heart attacks.
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) may occur when taken along with other antidiabetic medicines, alcohol or on delaying/skipping a meal. Carry a sugar source with you for immediate relief.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you experience any deep or rapid breathing, persistent nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain as Metright 500mg Tablet may cause a rare but serious condition called lactic acidosis, which is an excess of lactic acid in the blood.
- Prolonged use of Metright 500mg Tablet may lead to vitamin B12 deficiency which may lead to anemia, causing fatigue, pale skin, shortness of breath or headache. Notify your doctor if you experience any of these as you may require supplements.
- Your doctor will monitor your blood sugar levels and kidney functions regularly while you are taking this medication.
- No common side effects listed.
Alcohol
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Metright 500mg Tablet.
Breastfeed
Metright 500mg Tablet should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body.
Pregnancy
Metright 500mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
