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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Atorvastatin with alcohol may increase the risk of liver damage. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet 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 | Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 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 | Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level), Nausea, Altered taste, Diarrhoea, Stomach pain, Headache, Weakness, Muscle pain, Increased liver enzymes, Respiratory tract infection. |
| 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. Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet is to be taken with food.Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 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 | Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease. These patients can experience very low blood sugar levels which may become normal after a long time. |
| Liver | Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease and active liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Glycovas LD 1 mg/500 mg/10 mg Tablet is a combination of three medicines: Metformin, glimepiride and atorvastatin. Metformin is a biguanide which decreases the production and absorption of sugar in your body and allows better use of existing insulin. Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea which works by increasing the amount of insulin released by the pancreas in order to lower the blood glucose. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medicine which lowers |