Product Description :

• Glyxambi contains two active substances called empagliflozin and linagliptin. Each belongs to a group of medicines called “oral anti-diabetics”.


• These are medicines taken by mouth to treat type 2 diabetes.


• Glyxambi is added to metformin and/or sulphonylurea (SU) to treat type 2 diabetes in adult patients aged 18 years and older whose diabetes cannot be controlled when treated with metformin and/or sulphonylurea in combination with empagliflozin, or when treated with metformin and/or sulphonylurea in combination with linagliptin.


• Glyxambi can also be used as an alternative to taking both empagliflozin and linagliptin as single tablets.


• To avoid overdose, do not continue taking empagliflozin and linagliptin tablets separately if your are taking this medicine.

• It is important that you continue with your diet and exercise plan as recommended by your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

Dosage:

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

How much to take

• The usual starting dose is one film-coated tablet of Glyxambi 10 mg/5 mg (10 mg empagliflozin and 5 mg linagliptin) once a day.


• For this dose Glyxambi is available as 10 mg/5 mg film coated tablets.


• Your doctor will decide whether you need to increase your dose to one film-coated tablet of Glyxambi 25 mg/5 mg (25 mg empagliflozin plus 5 mg linagliptin) once a day.


• If you already take 25 mg empagliflozin and 5 mg linagliptin as separate tablets and you switch to Glyxambi, you can start directly with Glyxambi 25 mg/5 mg.

Taking this medicine

• Swallow the tablet whole with water.


• You can take Glyxambi with or without food.


• You can take the tablet at any time of the day. However, try to take it at the same time each day. This will help you to remember to take it.

Ingredients:

• The active substances are empagliflozin and linagliptin.


• Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg empagliflozin and 5 mg linagliptin.