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Can Metformin Be Taken For High Glucose Levels With Other Medications?

I m taking hydralazine 100mg 1 tablet 3x s daily Labetalol HCL 300mg 1 tablet every 8hrs and Glipizide 10mg 1 tablet 1x a day the doctor d/c my metformin HCL 1,000mg 1 tablet 2x s daily but my blood level is running 300 for two days. Can I take a Metformin until I go to the doctor Monday morning? With my other medication
Wed, 9 Apr 2014
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Hello,
You can start the metformin in the dose of 1gm twice a day as you were taking earlier and also increase your dose of GLIPIZIDE 10 mg once a day to twice a day.
You must consult our doctor as erly as possible and get your prescription revised.
Carry on with our rest of medications.
Thanks
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Can Metformin Be Taken For High Glucose Levels With Other Medications?

Hello, You can start the metformin in the dose of 1gm twice a day as you were taking earlier and also increase your dose of GLIPIZIDE 10 mg once a day to twice a day. You must consult our doctor as erly as possible and get your prescription revised. Carry on with our rest of medications. Thanks