Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Composition of Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Vildan-M 850 Tablet contains Vildagliptin 50 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 850 mg (tablet). It belongs to the DPP-4 inhibitor + Biguanide class of medicines.

Uses of Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Type 2 diabetes mellitus: to improve blood glucose control in adults when diet and exercise alone or single/dual therapy is inadequate.

Key benefits

• Lowers fasting and post-meal blood sugar
• Improves insulin response in a glucose-dependent manner
• Reduces liver glucose production
• Helps improve HbA1c with low risk of hypoglycaemia (when not combined with insulin/SU)
• Convenient combination therapy

How Vildan-M 850 Tablet works

Vildagliptin is a DPP-4 inhibitor that increases incretin hormones (GLP-1, GIP), enhancing glucose-dependent insulin release and reducing glucagon. Metformin reduces hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensitivity, lowering blood sugar without usually causing hypoglycaemia when used alone.

How to take Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Take orally as advised by the doctor, usually with meals to reduce stomach upset. Swallow whole with water; do not crush/chew. Follow diet/exercise plan and monitor blood glucose regularly.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

Take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is almost due, skip the one you missed — never take two doses together to catch up.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine may cause low blood sugar, particularly if you also take other diabetes medicines. It can cause a dangerous build-up of acid in the blood, with vomiting, severe weakness and laboured breathing. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Most side effects of Vildan-M are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhoea
• abdominal pain
• loss of appetite
• metallic taste
• headache
• dizziness
• upper respiratory tract infection
• hypoglycaemia (especially with other antidiabetics)
• increased sweating

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Warnings and precautions

Prescription medicine. Metformin may rarely cause lactic acidosis—risk increases with kidney impairment, dehydration, severe infection, heavy alcohol use, heart/respiratory failure; seek urgent care for rapid breathing, severe weakness, abdominal pain. Avoid/use with caution in renal impairment; periodic kidney function monitoring recommended. Temporarily stop metformin before/after iodinated contrast studies and major surgery as advised. Vildagliptin: monitor liver function; discontinue if jaundice or significant LFT elevation. Use caution in pancreatitis history; report severe abdominal pain. Not for type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.

Do not take Vildan-M if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Not for type 1 diabetes or for diabetic ketoacidosis. Not for people with severe kidney disease, severe liver disease, or an acute illness causing dehydration. Not for people who have had diabetic ketoacidosis.

Interactions with other medicines

Alcohol (increases lactic acidosis risk), iodinated contrast media, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (e.g., topiramate, acetazolamide), cimetidine (may increase metformin levels), ACE inhibitors and other antidiabetics/insulin (may increase hypoglycaemia risk), diuretics and NSAIDs (may worsen kidney function), corticosteroids and thiazide diuretics (may raise glucose), drugs affecting liver enzymes/transporters may alter exposure.

How to store Vildan-M 850 Tablet

Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place. Protect from moisture and light. Keep out of reach of children.

Expert advice for Vildan-M 850 Tablet

It can be taken with or without food, at the same time each day. Keep up your diet and activity — this medicine supports them. Take it with or just after food to reduce stomach upset. Keep taking it even when your sugar readings look normal — that is the medicine working. Continue your diet and physical activity; this medicine works alongside them, not instead of them.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

LA LIFE SCIENCES

Therapeutic class:

Antidiabetic

Drug class:

DPP-4 inhibitor + Biguanide