Metformin tablets BP 500mg, metformin - 500

Kopran Limited offers a wide range of products metformin tablets BP 500mg, metformin - 500. It belongs diabetic category. Metformin is a biguanide oral anti- hyperglycaemic agent. Its mode of action includess delayed uptake of glucose from the gastrointestinal tract, increased peripheral glucose utilization mediated by increased insulin sensitivityand inhibition of increased hepatic and renal gluconeogenesis. No hypoglycaemia occurs when metformin is used alone but can occur when given concomitantly with a sulphonylurea, insulin or alcohol. Packing: Jar of 50's, 100's, 500's, 1000's. Indications: Metformin can be given alone as initial therapy, or can be administered in combination with a sulphonylurea in non-insulin dependent diabetes when diet has failed and especially if the patient is overweight, in insulin-dependent diabetes, metformin may be given as an adjuvant to patients whose symptoms are poorly controlled