My husband was recently diagnosed with type II diabetes. His doctor has prescibed janumet. In reading about the drug I've found info stating that "one should not consume excessive alcohol" and also "one should avoid alcohol". My husband drinks at least one glass of wine/beer a day with more on weekends. I'm confused as to what excesive means or if he is suppose to avoid alcohol totally.
Any information would be appreciated.
If you could tolerate 1g of met go back on that and add janumet . Met is a good drug, safe, makes your insulin work better, reduces liver dumping sugar. janumet not so much, janumet FOCES the pancreas to put out more insulin. If your pancreas is shot (BG of 20 would indicate that) then your pancreas probably cant put out more insulin.
i used janumet for my sugar it make me gain weight but it lower my sugar why isnt suppose to make u loose weight
When a patent for a brand name drug expires, pharmaceutical company can make a generic form of the drug. Effexor patent expired in 2006, since then several generics are available. Those generics are usually cheaper but they must contain the same active ingredient(s), the same dosage form, at the same dose or concentration, and for the same route of administration. The generics are usually cheaper and can use different inactive ingredients and preservatives which can sometimes cause trouble.
hi i am presently living in the Philippines and i have run out of my janumet 50mg/500mg tablets and they are not available here in Philippines the only diabetic tablets available where i live are Metformin 500 tablets, can i substitute these for the janumet ?
Thanks for your response. I have type 2. My last HA1c was 8.1 and I am now using Janumet. I do suppose a dietitian is the right way to go. Thanks again.
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Is anyone getting ringing in the ears from taking Generic Wellbutrin(Bupropion sr ) 150 mg. Here is my situation I have been on amitriptiline 25 mg 4 years then went up to 50 mg for 3 years. I started taking only one 150 mg of bupropion sr this is my 5 day. Can I stop taking the amitriptiline with no withdrawls after only 5 days of Bupropion? or has it not been long enough. I hoping that I can stop the amitriptiline by taking the bupropion sr in place of the amitriptiline.
Eventually I went on 1000mg twice a day Janumet, and 2.5XL Glipizide, it worked for a while. I recently gained 8 lbs. but not sure it was the glipizide. On my second day of Victoza, so far ok. Interested to hear what kind of reaction you had to Victoza.
what is a generic drug?
s safe to take Effexor and alprazolam, which is generic for Xanax, yes, you can take the two together. The Effexor should help with your anxiety though so you may want to talk to your Dr about stopping the Xanax. Depending on how you've been on it you may need to taper.
I have a high deductibule ins policy I have found several web sights that offer generic Plavix or [clopidogrel] that is suginifantly cheeper than brand name Plavix Will the generic work as good as plavix? Or is it just a plasebo?
the generic in india is absolutely the same as brands, it is just cheap and easy chemicals.....so easy to do.
When a drug patent runs out, a (usually much) less-expensive generic drug comes onto the market, which is chemically and medically equivalent to the brand-name drug. If he's saying what I think he's saying, I'd like to know what the difference here could possibly be. How could the the equivalent be different?...and if its different, how could it be equivalent?
If not, what does the other answer mean?
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Yes Setraline is the generic form of the drug Zoloft. The CONCENTRATION and the CHEMICAL FORMULA of the drugs are the same for any dose that your doctor perscribes. Both forms work the same. The only difference is the Brand name Zoloft is produced by the company that originally held the patent for the drug. When the patent expires, others companies are allowed to produce the drug under thier own BRAND name, but the GENERIC name will always remain the same.
No it may not be in your head. When a drug have been out long enough the other companies can make a generic of the drug. It's like a copyright law for music which is 50 years but in the pharmaceutical business it is 20 years. When a drug have been on the market for 20 years the drug is available to any labs and they can make generic of the drug. While the chemical you get is the same there are sometimes subtle difference especially regarding the quality of the product.
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