What is repaglinide used for?
Repaglinide is used together with diet and exercise to treat high blood sugar (glucose) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Repaglinide works by causing your pancreas to release more insulin into the blood stream. This medicine does not help patients who have insulin-dependent or type 1 diabetes.
What is the brand name for repaglinide?
PRANDIN (repaglinide) is an oral blood glucose-lowering drug of the glinide class.
When should you take repaglinide?
This medicine usually is taken 15 minutes before a meal but may be taken up to 30 minutes before a meal.
What are the side effects of repaglinide?
Repaglinide may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- headache.
- nasal congestion.
- joint aches.
- back pain.
- constipation.
- diarrhea.
Does repaglinide affect the kidneys?
Conclusions: Repaglinide was safe and well tolerated in subjects with varying degrees of renal impairment. Although adjustment of starting doses of repaglinide is not necessary for renal impairment or renal failure, severe impairment may require more care when upward adjustments of dosage are made.
What is the side effect of repaglinide?
nausea, diarrhea; headache, back pain; joint pain; or. cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.
How many times a day can I take repaglinide?
Adults—The dose should be individualized starting at 1 milligram (mg) repaglinide and 500 mg metformin combination 2 times a day. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed to control your blood sugar up to a maximum of 10 mg repaglinide and 2500 mg metformin combination per day, divided into 2 or 3 doses.
What drug should not be give along with repaglinide and why?
You should not use repaglinide together with gemfibrozil or NPH insulin (such as isophane insulin).