Hypoglycemic drug "Galvus Met": instructions for use

The drug "Galvus Met" instruction describes as a combined oral medication, belonging to the pharmacological group of hypoglycemic medications. Admission of this medication allows an effective way to monitor the blood glucose level in people who suffer from diabetes mellitus 24 hours a day. At the same time, the effect of the combined preparation Galvus Met (instruction confirms) is an increase in the levels of HIP and GLP-1, an improvement in the so-called glucose-dependent secretion of insulin, and an increase in the susceptibility to glucose in the B cells of the pancreas. As for the peculiarities of absorption and excretion of this hypoglycemic agent, when it is taken on an empty stomach, the highest plasma concentrations begin to occur after 1.7-2 hours, and the elimination half-life is about 3-6 hours.

The medicine "Galvus Met" is produced in the form of oblong yellow-orange dragees. Each tablet contains fifty milligrams of vildagliptin, as well as metformin in a volume of five hundred, eight hundred and fifty or thousand milligrams.

Accept the hypoglycemic agent "Galvus Met" instruction, included in the kit, recommends solely for the purpose of conducting diabetes mellitus type II in combination with exercise and special diet. For example, doctors quite often prescribe this medicine to patients who previously received metformin and vildagliptin in the form of mono drugs. In case of insufficient effectiveness of using only one of these substances during treatment, it is also advised to start taking the "Galvus Met" tablets instructions. The price for this product is about 950 rubles, which means that many people will be able to afford it.

It is strictly forbidden to prescribe this combination drug to patients with established sensitivity to metformin or vildagliptin, as well as to all those who have any serious disorders in the functioning of the liver. People who are under the age of eighteen should not likewise begin taking Galvus Met tablets. The instruction does not recommend taking them to patients who have an increased activity of hepatic enzymes. Among other things, this hypoglycemic drug is never prescribed for patients with lactase deficiency, myocardial infarction or intolerance to galactose. The list of strict contraindications includes such conditions as renal failure, chronic or acute forms of heart failure, respiratory failure, chronic alcoholism, metabolic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiovascular insufficiency and pregnancy. Do not prescribe this drug and during lactation. In addition, this drug is never taken two days before surgery, X-ray and radioisotope medical research, accompanied by the introduction of contrast agents.