Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

Composition of Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet contains Vildagliptin 50 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1000 mg. It belongs to the DPP-4 inhibitor + Biguanide class of medicines.

Uses of Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus (adult) to improve blood glucose control
• especially when diet/exercise and metformin or vildagliptin alone are inadequate

Key benefits

• Improves HbA1c and fasting/post-meal glucose control
• Low risk of hypoglycemia when used without insulin/sulfonylurea
• Weight-neutral or minimal weight gain
• Addresses insulin resistance and reduces hepatic glucose output
• Convenient combination therapy may improve adherence

How Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet works

Vildagliptin is a DPP-4 inhibitor that increases incretin hormones (GLP-1, GIP), enhancing glucose-dependent insulin release and reducing glucagon. Metformin lowers hepatic glucose production and improves insulin sensitivity, reducing intestinal glucose absorption.

How to take Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

Tablet for oral use. Take as prescribed, usually with meals to reduce stomach upset. Swallow whole with water; do not crush/chew unless advised. Follow diet and exercise advice 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 Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

Most side effects of Vildapride Dm are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• abdominal pain
• loss of appetite
• metallic taste
• headache
• dizziness
• tremor
• upper respiratory tract infection
• hypoglycemia (especially with other antidiabetics)
• increased liver enzymes

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 Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

Warnings and precautions

Not for type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Metformin may rarely cause lactic acidosis—risk increases with kidney impairment, dehydration, severe infection, shock, excessive alcohol intake, and hypoxia; stop and seek care if rapid breathing, severe weakness, abdominal pain, or drowsiness occur. Avoid/contraindicated in severe renal impairment; assess eGFR before and during therapy. Use caution in liver disease; vildagliptin can affect liver enzymes—periodic LFT monitoring recommended. Temporarily stop metformin around iodinated contrast procedures and major surgery as advised. Monitor for pancreatitis symptoms (severe abdominal pain) and hypersensitivity reactions.

Do not take Vildapride Dm 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, diuretics, corticosteroids, thyroid hormones, sympathomimetics, antipsychotics, rifampicin, sulfonylureas/insulin (increased hypoglycemia risk)

How to store Vildapride Dm 1000 Tablet

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

Expert advice for Vildapride Dm 1000 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:

MICRO LABS

Therapeutic class:

Antidiabetic

Drug class:

DPP-4 inhibitor + Biguanide