Manufacturer: Abbott
Salt Composition : Miglitol(25mg)
Strip of 10 Tablet
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Euglitol 25mg Tablet should be taken just before a meal or along with the first mouthful of food. The dose and how often you need it will be decided by your doctor so that you get the right amount to control your blood sugar levels. The dose may be increased gradually. Do not stop taking it without consulting your doctor. If you do, your blood sugar levels may increase and put you at risk of serious complications like kidney damage and blindness.
This medicine is only part of a treatment program that should also include a healthy diet, regular exercise, and weight reduction as advised by your doctor. Monitor your blood sugar levels regularly while taking this medicine.
The most common side effects of this medicine include skin rash, flatulence (gas), stomach pain, and diarrhea. Please consult your doctor if these bother you or do not go away.
This medicine by itself does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). However, when used in combination with other diabetes medicines (especially insulin or sulphonylureas), it can lead to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). Such episodes of hypoglycemia should be treated by taking plain glucose. Table sugar or common sugar will not help correct low blood sugar levels if you are taking this medicine.
Before taking it, let your doctor know if you have any kidney or liver problems. Do not take this medicine if you have ulceration or inflammation in the bowel (eg. ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease). Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking it. Please tell your doctor about all the other medicines you are taking to make sure you are safe. Avoid excessive alcohol intake while taking this medicine as it may increase the risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
Euglitol 25mg Tablet is an anti-diabetic medicine. It inhibits the intestinal enzymes responsible for breaking complex sugars into simple sugars such as glucose. This prevents blood glucose levels from rising very high immediately after meals.
Miglitol is rapidly eliminated from plasma with apparent elimination half-lives of 0.4-1.8 h. Miglitol is virtually not bound to plasma proteins. After oral administration miglitol is rapidly and at low doses also completely absorbed.
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
Common side effects of Euglitol
Skin rash
Flatulence
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulceration, or partial intestinal obstruction, and in patients predisposed to intestinal obstruction.
Euglitol 25mg 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.
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Euglitol 25mg Tablet.
Euglitol 25mg Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Miglitol is used, alone or with other medications, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and, therefore, cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
Drug-Drug Interactions: MIGLITOL may have interaction with an antibiotic (gatifloxacin), steroid hormone (estradiol), water tablets (furosemide), bronchodilator (formoterol), and steroids (dexamethasone), Intestinal adsorbents (charcoal), digestive enzyme preparations containing carbohydrate splitting enzymes (amylase, pancreatin)
Drug-Food Interactions: MIGLITOL may interact with alcohol. Therefore, avoid the consumption of alcohol with MIGLITOL as it may lead to severely low blood sugar levels.
Drug-Disease Interactions: If you have ulcers in the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndrome, diabetic acid problems, bowel block, problems with food breakdown, or kidney problems, inform your doctor before taking MIGLITOL.
Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List:
GATIFLOXACIN
ESTRADIOL
FUROSEMIDE
FORMOTEROL
DEXAMETHASONE
Do not chew, crush or break it. Euglitol 25mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Euglitol 25mg Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Euglitol 25mg Tablet lowers your post-meal blood sugar levels. Therefore, it should be taken before meals.
Side effects such as stomach pain, gas, and diarrhea may occur during the first few weeks of treatment but should get better with time.
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. Euglitol 25mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
Q. Is Euglitol 25mg Tablet safe?
Yes, Euglitol 25mg Tablet is relatively safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor
Q. How does Euglitol 25mg Tablet work?
Euglitol 25mg Tablet belongs to the class of anti-diabetic drugs called alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. It blocks an enzyme known as ?-glucoside hydrolase and thus delays glucose absorption from intestine, thereby reducing the excessive rise in blood sugar level after a meal.
