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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2015
Question: i was prescribed 50/1000 mg istamet, I have 50/500 istamet can I take in place of istamet 50/1000 two no.s istamet 50/500 mg .pl confirm

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Abhay A Mali (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Dose to dose calculation wont match so not advisable.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your question.

Istamet 50/1000 contains Sitagliptin 50mg and Metformin 1000mg.
Istamet 50/500 contains Sitagliptin 50mg and Metformin 500mg.

Exchanging one Istamet 50/1000 with 2 tablets of Istamet 50/500 is not advisable as dose of Sitagliptin gets doubled.

Instead you have two options-
1) Take Istamet 50/500 and tablet containing Metformin 500mg seperately.
2) If your treating doctor permits you can take any other company (brand) tablet containing Sitagliptin 50mg & Metformin 1000mg.

Hope this helps you.

Regards,
Dr. Abhay Mali.
Diabetologist.
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Suggest Dosage For Istamet

Brief Answer: Dose to dose calculation wont match so not advisable. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your question. Istamet 50/1000 contains Sitagliptin 50mg and Metformin 1000mg. Istamet 50/500 contains Sitagliptin 50mg and Metformin 500mg. Exchanging one Istamet 50/1000 with 2 tablets of Istamet 50/500 is not advisable as dose of Sitagliptin gets doubled. Instead you have two options- 1) Take Istamet 50/500 and tablet containing Metformin 500mg seperately. 2) If your treating doctor permits you can take any other company (brand) tablet containing Sitagliptin 50mg & Metformin 1000mg. Hope this helps you. Regards, Dr. Abhay Mali. Diabetologist.