Description
| Medicine | |
| 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 | Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR 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, Loss of appetite, Stomach pain, Diarrhoea, Muscle pain, Increased liver enzymes. |
| 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. Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR is to be taken with food.Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR 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 | Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR 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 | Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR 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 | Glutorva 20 mg/1000 mg Tablet SR is a combination of two medicines: Atorvastatin and metformin which treat diabetes associated with high blood cholesterol levels. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medicine which lowers |