Glucophage is a medicine based on the active substance Metformin. Metformin is an oral anti-diabetic medicine that belongs to biguanide class. The medicine is used to control blood sugar in people with diabetes mellitus.

Glucophage is a brand name of the medicine that is registered by pharmaceutical company Alphapharm Pty Limited. The medicine Metformin is also manufactured and marketed by other pharmaceutical companies. Other medicines that have the same compound but have less famous brand names are called generics, and are cheaper than Glucophage. If your doctor prescribes you Glucophage, you can buy its cheaper generics and save your money, receiving a highest quality treatment at the same time. However it is quite difficult to find generic Glucophage at a conventional drug store, as large drug store networks prefer to sell well-known medicine, and get higher profits. But you can buy genericGlucophage at our online pharmacy where the medicine is available without a prescription and at a significantly lower price.

Whom Glucophage is prescribed?

Glucophage can be used alone or in combination therapy of the following conditions:

• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes

Glucophage is especially useful in those patients, who are suffering from overweight, when diet and exercise are not enough to lower high blood glucose levels.

Before you start to use Glucophage

When your doctor prescribes you Glucophage, you must inform him if:

• You have allergy to the main active substance of the medicine – Metformin
• You have any heart disease
• You have liver disease
• You drink alcohol
• You use other medicines or plan to start some other treatment with other medicines in near future
• You are pregnant, breastfeeding, plan to become pregnant or breastfeed in near future

Contraindications for Glucophage use

Glucophage is contraindicated to:

• People allergic to medicines containing metformin or any other biguanide
• The medicine should not be taken in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus that is well controlled by insulin alone
• The medicine should not be taken in patients with type 2 diabetes that is well controlled by diet alone
• People with diabetic ketoacidosis
• People with serious liver disease
• People with alcohol dependence
• People with serious kidney disease
• People with severe blood loss
• People suffering from serious heart diseases as well as blood vessels problems
• People with severe infections
• People taking medicines to treat schizophrenia and some other mental illnesses (consult your doctor about it)
• People with gangrene

Dosage of Glucophage or generic Glucophage

The dose and the length of the treatment with Glucophage for every particular case should be prescribed by a doctor. However there are the following regular doses and recommendations:

• Initial daily dose for adults is 500 mg of Glucophage 1 or 2 times a day. Your doctor may increase or reduce the dose according to your blood sugar levels.
• The maximum daily dose of Glucophage is 1000 mg taken 3 times a day (3 g a day). The daily dose of Glucophage should be increased gradually and only under a control of your doctor.
• To older patients and patients suffering from liver/kidney problems are prescribed lower doses of Glucophage.
• To children there are no general recommended doses as only a doctor is able to prescribe optimal dose and control the progress, because in children much depends on weight, height, age, etc.
• Glucophage must be taken with food or immediately after meal. Tablets of Glucophage should be swallowed entirely and washed down with a glass of water. The best effect from the medicine is achieved when you take it at the same time every day, also it will help you to remember to take the medicine every day.
• If your doctor prescribes you or your child the dose lower than 500 mg, a table can be divided in half along the breakline.

Where to buy Glucophage or generic Glucophage?

As we already said, it is much more beneficial to buy Glucophage or generic Glucophage at our online pharmacy than at a conventional drug store where you have a very limited choice and can buy only a medicine with the well-known brand name which is quite expensive. We offer you a possibility to buy cheaperGlucophage or generic Glucophage, get qualitative medicine and save your money at the same time. As well, you can consult our pharmacist if anything about the medicine is unclear to you.

We are also happy to inform you that you can buy bug quantity of Glucophage, and get a special discount. If you become loyal customer of our online pharmacy, you get special discounts every time you place a new order.