Voglibose
Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?
Type II diabetes mellitus.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Infammatory bowel disease, GI obstruction. Hernia, severe ketosis, diabetic coma, severe infection. IDDM. Pregnancy and lactation.Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Roemhelds syndrome, stenosis, severe hepatic or renal impairment. Elderly and children below the age of eighteen years.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Hypoglycemia, flatulence, intestinal obstruction like symptoms, fulminant hepatitis, diarrhoea, loose stools, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, anemia numbness, edema, blurred vision, hot flushes malaise, weakness, hyperkalemia, increased serum amylase. Hypoglycaemia.
Drug Category/Class
- Alpha Glucosidase Inhibitors
- Drugs Used in Diabetes
- Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
- Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excl. Insulins
- Alpha glucosidase inhibitors
| Prescribed | For the treatment of diabetes. It is specifically used for lowering post-prandial blood glucose levels thereby reducing the risk of macrovascular c... |
| Weight : | 267.2762 |
| Structure | Voglibose |
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| Formula | C10H21NO7 |
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