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Alchohol Interaction | Taking metformin with alcohol can cause lactic acidosis and you may experience malaise, respiratory distress, slow or irregular heartbeat, sleepiness, stomach upset, or other unusual symptoms. |
Pregnancy Interaction | Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor. |
Lactation Interaction | Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
Common Side Effect | Nausea, Altered taste, Diarrhoea, Stomach pain, Loss of appetite. |
How to Use | 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. Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet is to be taken with food.Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet may cause stomach upset if taken on empty stomach. |
Driving | Your ability to drive may be affected if your blood sugar is low or high. If this happens, do not drive. |
Kidney | Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet is, however, not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease. Regular monitoring of kidney function test is advisable while you are taking this medicine. |
Liver | Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet is generally started with low dose in patients with mild to moderate liver disease and its use is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease. |
Mechanism of action | Cystop 500 mg/75 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Metformin and benfotiamine which treat diabetse. Metformin is a biguanide which decreases the production and absorption of sugar in your body, and allows better use of existing insulin. Benfotiamine is a synthetic form if vitamin B1 which relieves symptoms of nerve damage such as numbness, tingling, burning, and needle-like sensations in the hands and feet. |