Indication
Type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
Contra Indication
Hypersensitivity, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis, severe renal or hepatic insufficiency. Pregnancy, lactation.
Caution
Hypoglycaemia, stress, elderly. Thyroid impairment, moderate hepatic or renal impairment. Avoid Alcohol.
Side Effect
GI upsets, diarrhoea, nausea, allergic skin reactions, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, hyponatraemia, jaundice, haemolytic anaemia, pancytopenia.