Pzone 30mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Pzone 30mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. It helps control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. This helps to prevent serious complications of diabetes like kidney damage and blindness.
Pzone 30mg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It helps to lower the blood sugar level and prevents long-term complications of diabetes. Using it with regular exercise and a healthy diet provides the best results. It can be used in combination with other diabetes medicines. It may occasionally cause weight gain and swelling due to fluid retention in some patients.
Pzone 30mg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It helps to lower the blood sugar level and prevents long-term complications of diabetes. Using it with regular exercise and a healthy diet provides the best results. It can be used in combination with other diabetes medicines. It may occasionally cause weight gain and swelling due to fluid retention in some patients.
Uses of Pzone Tablet
Benefits of Pzone Tablet
In Treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Pzone 30mg Tablet improves the body’s response to the hormone insulin responsible for regulating blood glucose (sugar) levels in our body. The insulin helps to lower your blood glucose levels and prevents them from rising after taking meals. You should keep taking it for as long as it is prescribed.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. If you can control the level you will reduce the risk of getting any of the serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, eye damage, nerve problems, and loss of limbs. Taking this medicine regularly along with proper diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. If you can control the level you will reduce the risk of getting any of the serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, eye damage, nerve problems, and loss of limbs. Taking this medicine regularly along with proper diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life.
Side effects of Pzone 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 Pzone
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Sinus inflammation
- Muscle pain
How to use Pzone 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. Pzone 30mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Pzone Tablet works
Pzone 30mg Tablet is an anti-diabetic medication. It works by increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin, a natural substance that helps control blood sugar levels.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Pzone 30mg Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Pzone 30mg 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
CAUTION
Pzone 30mg Tablet should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body.
Monitor the breastfed baby’s blood sugar during treatment with Pzone 30mg Tablet
Monitor the breastfed baby’s blood sugar during treatment with Pzone 30mg Tablet
Driving
SAFE
Pzone 30mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Pzone 30mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Pzone 30mg Tablet is recommended.
Liver
CAUTION
Pzone 30mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Pzone 30mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Pzone 30mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Use of Pzone 30mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
What if you forget to take Pzone Tablet?
If you miss a dose of Pzone 30mg Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.
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Quick tips
- Pzone 30mg Tablet helps to control blood sugar level and avoid long-term complications.
- Take it only as per dose and duration suggested by your doctor.
- You should continue to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet, and take your other diabetes medicines along with Pzone 30mg Tablet.
- Full effects may be visible after several weeks of starting Pzone 30mg Tablet. Keep taking it as prescribed by your doctor.
- Monitor your blood sugar level regularly while taking this medicine.
- Notify your doctor if you experience shortness of breath, heart problems, or any abnormal swelling.
- Your doctor may monitor your liver function. Inform your doctor if you notice symptoms like abdominal pain, yellowing of eyes and loss of appetite.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Thiazolidinedione Derivative
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI DIABETIC
Action Class
Thiazolidinedione(PPAR gamma agonist)
Patient concerns
FAQs
Can Pzone 30mg Tablet cause weight gain?
Pzone 30mg Tablet commonly causes weight gain which may be dose-related. The reason for this weight gain could be fat accumulation. However, in heart failure patients it could be due to water retention in the body. Therefore, it is important to monitor weight in heart failure cases.
Can Pzone 30mg Tablet cause heart failure?
Pzone 30mg Tablet can cause fluid retention which may aggravate or speed up heart failure. The doctor usually starts with the lowest available dose and increases the dose gradually while treating patients who have at least one risk factor for heart failure (previous heart attack, coronary artery disease, elderly). Heart failure is more common when Pzone 30mg Tablet is used with insulin.
Can you take Pzone 30mg Tablet and metformin together?
Yes, Pzone 30mg Tablet can be used with metformin where sufficient blood sugar management was not possible with metformin alone. This combination of medicines can be used in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and overweight patients with poor blood sugar control.
What time of day should you take Pzone 30mg Tablet?
It is usually prescribed once daily and can be taken at any time of the day but preferably at the same time each day. It can be taken with or without food. You should take Pzone 30mg Tablet exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
How long do I need to take Pzone 30mg Tablet? Can I stop the medicine for some time?
Continue taking Pzone 30mg Tablet as long as your doctor recommends taking it. Treatment for diabetes mellitus is long-term so you may have to take it lifelong. However, if you have to stop it then consult with your doctor who will suggest an alternative. Do not stop taking it without consulting your doctor as it may cause blood sugar levels to rise, which could be harmful to you.
Does Pzone 30mg Tablet affect liver?
Yes, Pzone 30mg Tablet may cause an increase in liver enzymes, and treatment with Pzone 30mg Tablet should be stopped if liver enzymes increase. Hence, levels of liver enzymes should be periodically checked while on treatment with this medicine. Pzone 30mg Tablet should not be prescribed to patients with liver disease.
What kind of medicine is Pzone 30mg Tablet? Is it like metformin?
Pzone 30mg Tablet belongs to the thiazolidinediones class of anti-diabetic medicines. It helps control blood sugar levels by improving how your body uses a hormone called insulin. This is done by helping your cells become more sensitive to the insulin your body makes.
Can Pzone 30mg Tablet cause bladder cancer?
Pzone 30mg Tablet may increase the risk of bladder cancer, though it is very rare. Immediately consult your doctor if you experience blood in your urine, pain when urinating or a sudden need to urinate, during treatment with this medicine. Pzone 30mg Tablet should not be used in patients with a prior history of bladder cancer or having bladder cancer.
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