MELLITOFIX MET 5/500 MG 30 F.C. TABS

IT IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE USED ALONG WITH DIET AND EXERCISE TO LOWER BLOOD SUGAR IN ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES ALONE OR ALONG WITH OTHER ANTIDIABETIC MEDICINES AND ALSO TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH IN ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES WHO HAVE KNOWN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. - IT IS NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. - IT IS NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (INCREASED KETONES IN BLOOD OR URINE). - IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE). - IT SHOULD NOT BE USED DURING PREGNANCY & BREAST-FEEDING. - DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE SEVERE KIDNEY PROBLEMS OR ARE ON DIALYSIS. ** MECHANISM OF ACTION? EMPAGLIFLOZIN BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS CALLED SODIUM-GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER-2 (SGLT2) INHIBITORS. IT WORKS BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR REMOVED BY THE KIDNEYS FROM YOUR BODY THROUGH THE URINE. THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN YOUR BLOOD.