Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet
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Introduction of Mepal Tablet
Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of diabetic nerve disease. It protect the nerve fibers from damage and promotes regeneration of nerve cells. It is used along with other blood sugar lowering medications in order to prevent further nerve injury.
Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of diabetic nerve disease. It protects the nerve fibers from damage and promotes regeneration of nerve cells. It is used along with other blood sugar lowering medications in order to prevent further nerve injury.
Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of diabetic nerve disease. It protects the nerve fibers from damage and promotes regeneration of nerve cells. It is used along with other blood sugar lowering medications in order to prevent further nerve injury.
Uses of Mepal Tablet
Benefits of Mepal Tablet
In Diabetic nerve pain
Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet is a medicine used to treat long-lasting (chronic) pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes. It reduces pain and its associated symptoms such as mood changes, sleep problems, and tiredness. It interferes with pain signals that travel through the damaged nerves and the brain and also improves nerve conduction. Taking Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet regularly will improve your physical and social functioning and overall quality of life.
Side effects of Mepal Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Mepal
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Increased liver enzymes
How to use Mepal Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Mepal 150mg/1500mcg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
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Quick tips
Mepal Tablet
- Take it only as per the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor.
- Adherence to antidiabetic therapy can delay the onset of or prevent diabetic nerve disease.
- Inform your doctor if you have:
- Cut or sore on your feet that is infectious or not healing
- Burning or tingling sensation in arm or feet that hamper your routine activities
- Trouble in digestion, urination, or sexual functioning
- Dizziness
- To prevent diabetic nerve pain, wear proper footwear and examine your feet every day to detect lesions early.
- Monitor your blood sugar level regularly.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI DIABETIC
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- Sharma SR, Sharma N. Epalrestat, an aldose reductase inhibitor, in diabetic neuropathy: An Indian perspective. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2008;11(4):231-35. [Accecssed 08 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
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- Hotta N, Akanuma Y, Kawamori R, et al. Long-term clinical effects of epalrestat, an aldose reductase inhibitor, on diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the 3-year, multicenter, comparative Aldose Reductase Inhibitor-Diabetes Complications Trial. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(7):1538-44. [Accessed 08 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
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