Product introduction
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is used together with a healthy diet and regular exercise to control blood sugar levels. This helps to prevent serious complications of diabetes like kidney damage and blindness.
You should take it regularly, at the same time each day, to get the most benefit and you should not stop unless your doctor recommends it. It is controlling your blood sugar levels and helping to prevent serious complications in the future. It is important to stay on the diet and exercise program recommended by your doctor while taking this medicine. Your lifestyle plays a big part in controlling diabetes.
The most common side effect of taking this medicine is a headache. This is usually minor and improves with time. Low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia) is a possible side effect if you are also taking other diabetes medicines like insulin or sulphonylurea, so you need to know how to recognize and deal with it. It may also cause upper respiratory tract infections like sore throat, cough, and cold. Contact your doctor if the side effects worry you or if they do not go away.
Before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have ever had kidney disease, heart or pancreas problems, or if you drink a lot of alcohol. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking it. Some other medicines you are taking may interfere with it so make sure your doctor knows about all the other medicines you are using. Limit your alcohol intake while taking this medicine because it can increase your risk of developing low blood sugar levels. You may need regular tests such as kidney function and blood glucose levels to check that the medicine is working properly.
Uses of Zaxaglit Tablet
Benefits of Zaxaglit Tablet
In Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors (or gliptins). It helps increase the amount of insulin your body produces after a meal and to stop your body releasing too much glucose (sugar) into your blood. This way it lowers the blood glucose levels in your body. It is usually taken once a day and has relatively few common side effects.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. Controling the blood glucose level helps prevent serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, blindness, and loss of limbs. Proper control of diabetes can also reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Taking this medicine regularly along with a proper program of diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed for long-term benefits.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. Controling the blood glucose level helps prevent serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, blindness, and loss of limbs. Proper control of diabetes can also reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Taking this medicine regularly along with a proper program of diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed for long-term benefits.
Side effects of Zaxaglit Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Zaxaglit
- Peripheral edema
- Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level) in combination with insulin or sulphonylurea
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Urinary tract infection
- Headache
How to use Zaxaglit Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food.
How Zaxaglit Tablet works
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is an antidiabetic medication. It works by increasing the release of insulin from the pancreas and decreasing the hormones that raise blood sugar levels. This reduces the fasting and postmeal sugar levels.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet
Pregnancy
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies do not indicate harmful effects. However, there are limited human studies.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. It should be used only if the expected benefit outweighs the potential risk. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
CAUTION
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet may affect your driving ability if your blood sugar becomes too low or too high. Monitor your blood glucose and avoid driving if affected.
Kidney
CAUTION
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is recommended for dose adjustment.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is recommended for dose adjustment.
Liver
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment is recommended.
What if you forget to take Zaxaglit Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet should be taken at the same time every day since this helps you remember to take it.
- Be careful while driving or operating machinery until you know how Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet affects you.
- It may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) when used with other antidiabetic medicines, alcohol or if you delay or miss a meal.
- Always carry some sugary food or fruit juice with you in case you experience hypoglycemia symptoms such as cold sweats, cool pale skin, tremor and anxiety.
- Inform your doctor if you notice joint pains or develop symptoms such as stomach pain, nausea and/or vomiting.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Alpha amino acid amides
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI DIABETIC
Action Class
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors
Interaction with drugs
Taking Zaxaglit with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as confusion, headache, nausea, dizziness or faintness and consult your doctor if you experience them.
Concurrent use m
Your doctor may monitor your diabetic control closely and adjust the doses as per the observations.
Concurrent use may interfere with control over blood sugar.
If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monitor your glucose levels frequently and adjust the doses as per the observations. Amisulpride may reduce the efficacy of Saxaglip
If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monitor your glucose levels frequently and adjust the doses as per the observations. Amisulpride may reduce the efficacy of Saxaglip
If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monitor your glucose levels frequently and adjust the doses as per the observations. Aripiprazole may reduce the efficacy of Saxagli
FAQs
Does Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet cause any weight loss (reduction)?
No, Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet neither causes weight loss nor weight gain. It is weight neutral. However, weight gain can be seen when Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is used with other antidiabetic medicines like thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas or insulin.
What is the benefit of using Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet with insulin?
Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet when taken with insulin can help in lowering the insulin dose and decrease the risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). Consult your doctor as a dose adjustment of the two may be needed.
Are there any contraindications to the use of Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet?
Yes, the use of Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet is contraindicated in some conditions like a history of allergy to Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet, any ingredients of this drug or to any other drug of the same class. Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet should also be avoided in patients with a history of pancreatitis.
Is it beneficial to use Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet with glipizide?
Yes, it is beneficial to take Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet and glipizide. Both are antidiabetic drugs, however, they work in different ways. When taken together, they can help in better controlling of blood sugar levels.
Can Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet be used with other diabetes medicines?
Yes, Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medicines, along with proper diet and exercise.
Can the use of Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)?
Usually, Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet does not cause hypoglycemia when used alone in diabetes. However, it may cause low blood sugar when combined with other medicines like insulin and sulfonylureas.
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Expires on or after: July, 2026
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Phone Number: 0124-4166666
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Expires on or after: July, 2026
A licensed vendor partner from your nearest location will deliver Zaxaglit 5mg Tablet. Once the pharmacy accepts your order, the details of the pharmacy will be shared with you. Acceptance of your order is based on the validity of your doctor's ℞ and the availability of this medicine.
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