Riax 5mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Riax 5mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is used together with a healthy diet and regular exercise to control blood sugar levels. This helps to prevent serious complications of diabetes like kidney damage and blindness.
Riax 5mg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It may be used alone or together with other diabetes medicines to control blood sugar levels and avoid long-term complications of diabetes. It should be used along with a proper diet and exercise for maximum effect. It can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) as a side effect. Monitor your blood sugar level regularly while you are taking this medicine.
Riax 5mg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It may be used alone or together with other diabetes medicines to control blood sugar levels and avoid long-term complications of diabetes. It should be used along with a proper diet and exercise for maximum effect. It can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) as a side effect. Monitor your blood sugar level regularly while you are taking this medicine.
Uses of Riax Tablet
Benefits of Riax Tablet
In Treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Riax 5mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors (or gliptins). It helps increase the amount of insulin your body produces after a meal and to stop your body from releasing too much glucose (sugar) into your blood. This way it lowers the blood glucose levels in your body. It is usually taken once a day and has relatively few common side effects.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. Controlling the blood glucose level helps prevent serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, blindness, and loss of limbs. Proper control of diabetes can also reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Taking this medicine regularly along with a proper program of diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed for long-term benefits.
Lowering blood glucose levels is an essential part of managing diabetes. Controlling the blood glucose level helps prevent serious complications of diabetes such as kidney damage, blindness, and loss of limbs. Proper control of diabetes can also reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Taking this medicine regularly along with a proper program of diet and exercise will help you live a normal, healthy life. You should keep using it for as long as it is prescribed for long-term benefits.
Side effects of Riax 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 Riax
- Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level) in combination with insulin or sulphonylurea
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Urinary tract infection
- Headache
- Peripheral edema
How to use Riax 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. Riax 5mg 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 Riax 5mg Tablet.
Pregnancy
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Riax 5mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.
Breast feeding
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Riax 5mg Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Driving
CAUTION
Your ability to drive may be affected if your blood sugar is too low or too high. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Kidney
CAUTION
Riax 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Riax 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is recommended for dose adjustment.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is recommended for dose adjustment.
Liver
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Riax 5mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment of Riax 5mg Tablet is recommended.
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Quick tips
- Riax 5mg Tablet should be taken at the same time every day since this helps you remember to take it.
- Be careful while driving or operating machinery until you know how Riax 5mg Tablet affects you.
- It may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) when used with other antidiabetic medicines, alcohol or if you delay or miss a meal.
- Always carry some sugary food or fruit juice with you in case you experience hypoglycemia symptoms such as cold sweats, cool pale skin, tremor and anxiety.
- Inform your doctor if you notice joint pains or develop symptoms such as stomach pain, nausea and/or vomiting.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Alpha amino acid amides
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
ANTI DIABETIC
Action Class
DPP-4 inhibitors
Patient concerns
User feedback
Patients taking Riax 5mg Tablet
Once A Day
99%
Twice A Day
1%
What are you using Riax Tablet for?
Type 2 diabet*
100%
*Type 2 diabetes
How much was the improvement?
Excellent
50%
Average
33%
Poor
17%
What were the side-effects while using Riax 5mg Tablet?
No Side Effec*
50%
Headache
50%
*No Side Effect
How do you take Riax Tablet?
Empty stomach
50%
With or witho*
50%
*With or without food
Please rate Riax 5mg Tablet on price
Average
44%
Expensive
33%
Not Expensive
22%
FAQs
Does Riax 5mg Tablet cause any weight loss (reduction)?
No, Riax 5mg Tablet neither causes weight loss nor weight gain. It is weight neutral. However, weight gain can be seen when Riax 5mg Tablet is used with other antidiabetic medicines like thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas or insulin.
What is the benefit of using Riax 5mg Tablet with insulin?
Riax 5mg Tablet when taken with insulin can help in lowering the insulin dose and decrease the risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). Consult your doctor as a dose adjustment of the two may be needed.
Are there any contraindications to the use of Riax 5mg Tablet?
Yes, the use of Riax 5mg Tablet is contraindicated in some conditions like a history of allergy to Riax 5mg Tablet, any ingredients of this drug or to any other drug of the same class. Riax 5mg Tablet should also be avoided in patients with a history of pancreatitis.
Is it beneficial to use Riax 5mg Tablet with glipizide?
Yes, it is beneficial to take Riax 5mg Tablet and glipizide. Both are antidiabetic drugs, however, they work in different ways. When taken together, they can help in better controlling of blood sugar levels.
Can Riax 5mg Tablet be used with other diabetes medicines?
Yes, Riax 5mg Tablet can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medicines, along with proper diet and exercise.
Can the use of Riax 5mg Tablet cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)?
Usually, Riax 5mg Tablet does not cause hypoglycemia when used alone in diabetes. However, it may cause low blood sugar when combined with other medicines like insulin and sulfonylureas.
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