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.
  
  


• 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 and 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.
  
  

How to Use:

• 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 25 mg empagliflozin and 5 mg linagliptin.