METFORMIN: What Patients Need to Know | Use, side effects, special precautions

⚠️ WARNING!!! METFORMIN should not be taken without professional medical advice. This video is intended for general education and should not be used to self-treat any medical condition. ⚠️ The video shows basic patient counseling points about METFORMIN and is presented in a visual manner. Some of the information you may find interesting include: therapeutic classification; indication or use; availability or dosage form; side effects; special precautions; etc. #Metformin #VisualCounseling #DiabetesMellitus =============================== This video is part of THE DAILY DOSE – a playlist containing videos about the basic drug information which patients need to know. Share to your friends and family! They may find something which interests them. Subscribe to Flash Pharma PH for more videos. This channel uploads a new video at least once a month. Any topic suggestion? Kindly leave it in the Comments Section. Thanks! /c/FlashPharmaPH You can also help out this channel by becoming a Patron! Visit https://www.patreon.com/flashpharmaPH to learn more. With your support, I can continuously put out great contents for all of us to enjoy. Thanks!!! Socials: https://twitter.com/flashpharmaPH https://www.facebook.com/flashpharmaPH =============================== Sources: 1. MIMS. Visit their website at https://www.mims.com/philippines/drug 2. US NLM MedlinePlus. Visit their website at https://medlineplus.gov/druginformation.html =============================== Image/s: Red blood cell photo by sbtlneet. Follow at https://pixabay.com/users/sbtlneet-3591002/ Thumbnail image: Photo by Julie Viken. Follow at https://www.pexels.com/@ julie-viken-148496 =============================== Music: From YouTube Audio Library =============================== Feed a child now. Donate at https://sharethemeal.org/donate Donate to Afghanistan. https://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/afghanistan-onetime =============================== Other information about metformin: Available brands in the Philippines (See MIMS Philippines for more details) Adivia Met, Formetin, Glucophage/Glucophage Forte/Glucophage XR, Glumet/Glumet-XR, I-Max, Metanorm, Metform, Metta SR, Neomet, Normax, Phil Pharmawealth Metformin HCl, Rhea Metformin Hydrochloride, Sucranorm, Formet 500, Fornidd/Fornidd XR, Gludin, Humamet/Humamet XR 500, Insumed, Metfor XR, Metoflex, Neoform 500, Nidcor, Panfor SR-500, Nidcor, Panfor SR-1000, Proglutrol 500, RiteMED Metformin Special precautions (From Medlineplus.gov. Visit the website to know more.) [POTENTIAL DRUG INTERACTION] Inform your doctor and pharmacist the prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional products, and herbal supplements which you are taking, have taken within the past 14 days, or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: -amiloride; -angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors such as benazepril, captopril, enalapril, fosinopril, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, quinapril, ramipril, and trandolapril; -beta-blockers such as atenolol, labetalol, metoprolol, nadolol, and propranolol; -calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine, diltiazem, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine, and verapamil; -cimetidine; -digoxin; -diuretics ('water pills'); -furosemide; -hormone replacement therapy; -insulin or other medications for diabetes; -isoniazid; -medications for asthma and colds; -medications for mental illness and nausea; -medications for thyroid disease; -morphine; -niacin; -oral contraceptives ('birth control pills'); -oral steroids such as dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, and prednisone; -phenytoin; -procainamide; -quinidine; -quinine; -ranitidine; -triamterene; -trimethoprim; or -vancomycin. Doses of your medications may be changed by your doctor or monitor you carefully for side effects. The list above is not exhaustive. Other medications that do not appear in the list above may also interact with metformin.

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