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What is the most important information I should know about Amaryl?
• Treatment with Amaryl may increase the risk of death from cardiovasculardisease compared to treatment of diabetes with diet alone or diet plus insulin diabetes amaryl. Discuss with your doctor the risks and benefits of treatment with Amaryl diabetes amaryl.
• Know the signs and symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), whichinclude headache, drowsiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, sweating,tremor, and nausea diabetes amaryl. Carry a piece of hard candy or glucose tablets with youto treat episodes of low blood sugar diabetes amaryl.
• Follow diet, medication, and exercise routines closely diabetes amaryl. Changing anyof them can affect your blood sugar levels diabetes amaryl.
• Do not change your dose of Amaryl without first talking to your doctor diabetes amaryl.
• Avoid alcohol diabetes amaryl. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with your diabetestreatment diabetes amaryl.
What is Amaryl?
• Amaryl is in a class of drugs called sulfonylureas diabetes amaryl. It is used to helpcontrol blood sugar levels diabetes amaryl.
• Amaryl is used with diet and exercise to treat noninsulin-dependent (TypeII) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) diabetes amaryl. Insulin or metformin (Glucophage) may also beused in combination with Amaryl, if necessary diabetes amaryl.
• Amaryl may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide diabetes amaryl.
What should I discuss with my docotr before taking Amaryl?
• Before taking Amaryl, tell your doctor if you
· have kidney disease;
· have liver disease;
· have thyroid disease;
· have Type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes);
· have a serious infection, illness, or injury; or
· need surgery diabetes amaryl.
• You may not be able to take Amaryl, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove diabetes amaryl.
• Amaryl is in the FDA pregnancy category C diabetes amaryl. This means that it is notknown whether Amaryl will be harmful to an unborn baby diabetes amaryl. Insulin is usually thedrug of choice to control diabetes during pregnancy diabetes amaryl. Do not take Amaryl withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant duringtreatment diabetes amaryl.
• It is not known whether Amaryl passes into breast milk diabetes amaryl. Do not take Amarylwithout first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby diabetes amaryl.
How should I take Amaryl?
• Take Amaryl exactly as directed by your doctor diabetes amaryl. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou diabetes amaryl.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water diabetes amaryl.
• Amaryl is usually taken once a day, with breakfast or the first mainmeal diabetes amaryl. Follow your doctor's instructions diabetes amaryl.
• Do not change your dose of Amaryl without first talking to your doctor diabetes amaryl.
• Store Amaryl at room temperature away from moisture and heat diabetes amaryl.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember diabetes amaryl. However, if it is almosttime for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularlyscheduled dose diabetes amaryl. Do not take a double dose of this medication diabetes amaryl.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention diabetes amaryl.
• Symptoms of a Amaryl overdose include hunger, nausea, anxiety, cold sweats,weakness, drowsiness, unconsciousness, and coma diabetes amaryl.
What should I avoid while taking Amaryl?
• Follow diet, medication, and exercise routines closely diabetes amaryl. Changing anyof these things can effect your blood sugar levels diabetes amaryl.
• Avoid alcohol diabetes amaryl. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with your diabetestreatment diabetes amaryl.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication beforeyou undergo any surgery diabetes amaryl.
• Do not take any over-the-counter cough, cold, allergy, pain, or weightloss medications without first talking to your doctor diabetes amaryl.
What are the possible side effects of Amaryl?
• Stop taking Amaryl and seek emergency medical attention if you experiencean allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swellingof your lips, tongue, or face; or hives) diabetes amaryl.
• Other, less serious side effects from Amaryl result mostly from bloodsugar levels that are either too high or too low diabetes amaryl. You should be familiar withthe symptoms of both high and low blood sugar levels and know how to treat bothconditions diabetes amaryl. Also, be sure your family and close friends know how to help youin an emergency situation diabetes amaryl.
• Low blood sugar may occur when too much Amaryl is taken; when meals aremissed or delayed; if you exercise more than usual; during illness, especiallywith vomiting or diarrhea; if you take other medications; after drinking alcohol;and in other situations diabetes amaryl.
• Hypoglycemia or Low blood sugar has the following symptoms:
· shaking;
· headache;
· cold sweats;
· pale, cool skin;
· anxiety; and
· difficulty concentrating diabetes amaryl.
• Keep hard, sugary candy; chocolate; fruit juice; or glucose tablets onhand to treat episodes of low blood sugar diabetes amaryl.
• Increased blood sugar may occur when not enough Amaryl is taken; if youeat significantly more food then usual; if you exercise less than usual; ifyou take other medications; during fever or other illness; and in other situations diabetes amaryl.
• Hyperglycemia or High blood sugar has the following symptoms:
· increased thirst,
· increased hunger, and
· increased urination diabetes amaryl.
• There may be an increased risk of death due to cardiovascular (heartand blood vessels) complications with the use of Amaryl when compared to thetreatment of diabetes with diet or diet plus insulin diabetes amaryl. The long-term use of Amarylshould be discussed with your doctor diabetes amaryl.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur diabetes amaryl. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome diabetes amaryl.
What other drugs will affect Amaryl?
• Many other medicines may increase or decrease the effects of Amaryl oraffect your condition diabetes amaryl. Before taking Amaryl, tell your doctor if you are takingany of the following medicines:
· aspirin or another salicylate such as magnesium/choline salicylate(Trilisate), salsalate (Disalcid, others), choline salicylate (Arthropan), magnesiumsalicylate (Magan), or bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol);
· a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin,Advil, Nuprin, others), ketoprofen (Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail), diclofenac(Voltaren, Cataflam), etodolac (Lodine), indomethacin (Indocin), nabumetone(Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), and naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, Aleve);
· a sulfa-based drug such as sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim,Septra), sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), or sulfasalazine (Azulfidine);
· a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan),tranylcypromine (Parnate), or phenelzine (Nardil);
· a beta-blocker such as propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin),acebutolol (Sectral), metoprolol (Lopressor), and others;
· a diuretic (water pill) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, Hydrodiuril),chlorothiazide (Diuril), and others;
· a steroid medicine such as prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone, others),methylprednisolone (Medrol, others), prednisolone (Prelone, Pediapred, others),and others;
· a phenothiazine such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin,Permitil), prochlorperazine (Compazine), promethazine (Phenergan), and others;
· phenytoin (Dilantin);
· isoniazid (Nydrazid);
· rifampin (Rifadin, Rifamate); or
· over-the-counter cough, cold, allergy, or weight loss medications diabetes amaryl.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring if you aretaking any of the medicines listed above diabetes amaryl.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Amaryl or affectyour condition diabetes amaryl. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescriptionor over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products diabetes amaryl.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Amaryl written for healthprofessionals that you may read diabetes amaryl.
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