Side Effects:
* Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
* Urinary tract infection.
* Dehydration.
* Feeling sick (nausea), and vomiting.
* Diarrhea or stomach ache.
* Loss of appetite.
Contraindications:
Do not take Synjardy
* If you are allergic to empagliflozin, metformin, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
* If you have uncontrolled diabetes.
* If you have severely reduced kidney function.
* If you have a severe infection such as an infection affecting your lung or bronchial system or your kidney.
* If you have lost a lot of water from your body (dehydration).
* If you are treated for acute heart failure or have recently had a heart attack.
* If you have problems with your liver.
* Do not take Synjardy if you are breastfeeding.
* Do not take Synjardy if you are pregnant.
Cautions:
* Risk of lactic acidosis.
* Stop taking Synjardy for a short time if you have a condition that may be associated with dehydration.
* During treatment with Synjardy, your doctor will check your kidney function at least once a year or more frequently if you are elderly and/or if you have worsening kidney function.
* Like for all diabetic patients it is important to check your feet regularly and adhere to any other advice regarding foot care given by your health care professional.
Drugs Interactions:
* Medicines that increase urine production (diuretics).
* Other medicines that lower the amount of sugar in your blood such as insulin or a “sulphonyl urea” medicine.
* Medicines that may change the amount of metformin in your blood, especially if you have reduced kidney function.
* Bronchodilators (beta-2 agonists) are used to treat asthma.
* Corticosteroids.
* Medicines used to treat pain and inflammation (NSAID and COX-2-inhibitors, such as ibuprofen and celecoxib).
* Certain medicines for the treatment of high blood pressure (ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists).
* Medicines that contain alcohol.
Benefits:
* Synjardy is added to diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes in adult patients (aged 18 years and older)
whose diabetes cannot be controlled by adding metformin alone or metformin with other medicines for diabetes.
* Synjardy can also be combined with other medicines for the treatment of diabetes.
These may be medicines taken by mouth or given by injection such as insulin.
Size :
60 Tablets
Made In:
Germany
