Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Information About Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

About Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

The Medicine Brand Rastinone 500 mg is manufactured by Sanofi Aventis Pharma India and mainly contents the generic drug Tolbutamide.

Pakaging

10 Tablet

Active Ingredients For Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Tolbutamide 500 mg

Diseases List For Which Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg Is Prescribed

This Drug Is Prescribed For Type II diabetes mellitus

Other Significations For Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

This Medication This medication is a thiazolidinedione antidiabetic prescribed for type 2 diabetes in certain patients It is used along with diet and exercise It may be used alone or with other antidiabetic medicines It lowers blood sugar by reducing insulin resistance

Precautions To Be Taken Before Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Do not start stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious possibly fatal interactions may occur None know Before using this medication tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescriptionherbal products you may use especially ofMedications taken with tolbutamide which increase the risk of low blood sugar hypoglycaemia These include the following ACE inhibitors to treat high blood pressure and some heart problems such as captopril Betablockers used to treat high blood pressure and some heart problems such as propranolol and atenolol Cimetidine and other H2 antagonists for ulcers and indigestion Coumarins to stop blood clotting such as warfarin Fibrates used to treat for high cholesterol such as clofibrate Medications to treat bacterial infections such as chloramphenicol and sulphonamides eg sulfamethoxazole or antibiotics containing sulphonamides eg cotrimoxazole Medications to treat fungal infections such as fluconazole miconazole posaconazole and voriconazole Medications used to treat gout such as allopurinol probenecid and sulfinpyrazone Medications used to treat cancer such as cyclophosphamide Monoamine oxidase inhibitors MAOIs used to treat depression such as moclobemide and phenelzine Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs NSAIDs and salicylates to treat pain andor inflammation such as aspirin ibuprofen and naproxen Medications taken with tolbutamide which increase the risk of high blood sugar hyperglycaemia These include the following Adrenaline noradrenaline and sympathomimetics eg terbutaline salbutamol used to treat asthma Corticosteroids used to treat allergies and inflammation such as hydrocortisone and prednisolone Danazol a hormone treatment for endometriosis Medications used to treat epilepsy such as phenytoin Medications used to treat high blood pressure and other heart problems such as diazoxide and diuretics water tablets particularly thiazide diuretics eg bendroflumethiazideNicotinic acid used to lower cholesterol Oestrogens and progestogens eg oral contraceptives hormone replacement therapy Phenothiazines used to treat psychoses severe mental health problems such as chlorpromazine Rifampicin isoniazid antibiotics used to treat tuberculosisThyroid hormone The warning signs of low blood sugar can be masked by some medications including betablockers

Major Conditions And Care

Pregnancy And Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Can We Take Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg During Pregnancy?

Pregnancy Class D There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks

Lactation And Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Can We Use Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg During Lactation

Lactation Class L4 There is positive evidence of risk to a breastfed infant or to breastmilk production but the benefits of use in breastfeeding mothers may be acceptable despite the risk to the infant eg if the drug is needed in a lifethreatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective

Side Effects Of Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg

Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity

More Danger Effects Fatal Effect Due To Overdose Of Tolbutamide- Rastinone 500 Mg