Depasmart 5 mg belongs to a class of medications known as oral antihyperglycemic agents. Doctors prescribe it alone or in combination with other medicines to achieve control over blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes. This glucose-lowering medicine should be sued as a part of a complete diabetes management plan that includes lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet and regular exercise. Each 5 mg tablet contains the active ingredient Dapagliflozin which works by increasing the removal of glucose by your kidneys. Note that achieving good control over diabetes may also lessen the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
For what purpose Depasmart 5 mg is used?
Depasmart is a diabetes medicine used as an adjunct to diet and exercise to attain glycemic control in adults with Type 2 diabetes. It is not for patients with Type 1 diabetes. The oral diabetes medicine helps control blood sugar levels by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream. Lowering your blood glucose levels helps control your Type 2 diabetes.
Common side effects of Depasmart
The common side effects of Depasmart medicine include:
- A sore throat
- Nausea
- Back pain
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Constipation
- Increased cholesterol levels and fats in the blood
- Influenza
- Urinary tract infections
- Yeast infection of the vagina or penis
- Discomfort when urinating, urgent need to urinate, or urinating in a larger amount
What medications may interact with Depasmart?
Dapagliflozin may interact with other medicines or herbal supplements you may be using. To help avoid a drug interaction, it is important that you manage all your medications carefully. Be sure to tell your health care specialist about all the medicines that you have been using. Especially inform about the following:
- Insulin and other diabetes drugs such as Glyburide, glimepiride, tolazamide, chlorpropamide, repaglinide, nateglinide etc.
- Diuretics or water pills
Warnings and Precautions
- If you are pregnant women, talk to your healthcare specialist and discuss the best way to control blood sugar levels during pregnancy. Be sure to inform your healthcare specialist about your pregnancy during the treatment.
- It is not known if Dapagliflozin passes into the breast milk. Discuss with your health care specialist if you can take this while breastfeeding.
- People aged 65 years and above who take Depasmart 5 mg may be at increased risk of low blood pressure especially when standing.
