Galvus
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Active Ingredient: vildagliptin
Product Overview
About Galvus
Galvus is a prescription medicine available as 50-mg tablets.
What it is used for
Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the pancreas does not make enough insulin to control the level of glucose in the blood or when the body is unable to use insulin effectively.
How it is used
Galvus can be used alone, with metformin, with a thiazolidinedione, with metformin plus a sulphonylurea, or with insulin (with or without metformin). The recommended dose is one tablet in the morning and another in the evening (100 mg per day) for these combinations. When taken with a sulphonylurea, the recommended dose is one tablet in the morning (50 mg per day). A lower dose of the sulphonylurea may also be considered to reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose levels). In patients with moderate or severe kidney problems, the recommended dose is 50 mg once daily.
How it works
The active substance in Galvus, vildagliptin, is a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor. It works by blocking the breakdown of incretin hormones in the body. These hormones are released after a meal and stimulate the pancreas to produce insulin. By blocking the breakdown of incretin hormones in the blood, vildagliptin prolongs their action, stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin when blood glucose levels are high. Vildagliptin does not work when the blood glucose is low. Vildagliptin also reduces the amount of glucose made by the liver, by increasing insulin levels and decreasing the levels of the hormone glucagon. Together, these processes reduce blood glucose levels and help to control type 2 diabetes.
Active substance: vildagliptin
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