Amaryl and its Uses
Generic
Amaryl belongs to a group of medications
known as oral hypoglycemics. Generic
Amaryl is used to control blood
glucose for people with Type
2 diabetes. Generic
Amaryl is used when diet, exercise, and weight reduction
have not been found to control blood
glucose well enough on their own. Generic
Amaryl increases the amount of insulin released by
the pancreas and helps the body use insulin more efficiently.
Generic
Amaryl may be used in combination with metformin or
insulin when diet and exercise and the use of these medications
on their own do not provide adequate control of blood
sugar.
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Generic Amaryl works primarily to correct insulin deficiency. When your body doesn't have enough insulin, it can't carry glucose (sugar) out of the bloodstream and into the cells.
Generic Amaryl helps your body produce extra insulin when it is needed (after meals), so it can carry glucose into your cells to be converted into energy. Generic Amaryl may also make tissues in your muscles and other organs more sensitive to insulin.
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Amaryl Dose
Missed Dose of Amaryl
Take the missed dose
of Amaryl as soon as you remember. However, if it is
almost time for the next dose,
skip the missed dose
and take only the next regularly scheduled dose
of Amaryl. Do not take a double dose
of Amaryl.
Excess Dose
of Amaryl
Generic Amaryl in excess dose may show symptoms such as hunger, nausea, anxiety, cold sweats, weakness, drowsiness, unconsciousness, and coma.
Conditions for Storage of Amaryl
Store Amaryl at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Potencies of Amaryl
Amaryl Tablets : Amarly 1 mg, Amarly 2 mg, Amarly 3 mg & Amarly 4 mg
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Food and Drug Interactions with Amaryl
- The following drugs may enhance the effects
of Amaryl leading to low
sugar levels in the blood: aspirin; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDS); clofibrate; sulphonamide antibiotics; co-trimoxazole;
antifungal (miconazole); drugs used to treat tuberculosis; monoamine
oxidase inhibitors (MAOI's); allopurinol; phenybutazone; beta-blockers;
ACE inhibitors; anabolic steroids; testosterone.
- The following drugs may reduce the effect
of Amaryl and so may raise blood
sugar levels: diuretics (loop and thiazide); corticosteroids;
oral contraceptives; phenytoin; chlorpromazine.
- Generic Amaryl may alter the blood thinning effects of warfarin and the other coumarins
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- Contraindications with Amaryl
Generic Amaryl is contraindicated in the following:
- Life long inherited blood diseases which can cause a variety of symptoms, including mental health problems (porphyrias)
- Severe kidney disease
- Severe liver disease
- Allergy to one or any of its ingredients
- Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
- Allergy to active ingredients (hypersensitivity)
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Generic Amaryl should be used with caution in:
- Elderly people
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
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Adverse Effects with Amaryl
The adverse effects associated with Amaryl are:
- Headache
- Weight gain
- Skin rashes
- Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
- Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)
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