DAPASMART 500 (10mg/500mg Dapagliflozin/Metformin)

Product Information

DAPASMART 10/500mg Tablet contains two medicines: dapagliflozin and metformin, both belonging to the class of oral antidiabetics. It is prescribed for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus when blood sugar cannot be adequately controlled with diet, exercise, or other medicines.

• Dapagliflozin lowers blood sugar by helping remove excess glucose through urine.
• Metformin reduces glucose production in the liver and improves the body’s response to insulin.

By lowering blood sugar levels, DAPASMART helps prevent long-term complications of diabetes, including kidney damage, cardiovascular disease, nerve problems, vision loss, and risk of amputations.

Why is this Medication Prescribed?

DAPASMART is prescribed to:

• Improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• Reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications such as kidney disease, heart disease, and nerve damage.
• Provide combination therapy when single-agent treatment is not sufficient.

Uses

• Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.

Benefits

• Lowers blood sugar through dual mechanisms: reducing liver glucose production (metformin) and removing excess glucose via urine (dapagliflozin).
• Helps prevent serious diabetes complications, including kidney damage, heart disease, nerve injury, vision loss, and limb damage.
• May reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with type 2 diabetes and existing heart disease.
• Effective in patients whose diabetes is not controlled by diet, exercise, or single medicines alone.

How Should this Medicine be Used?

• Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
• Usually taken by mouth once or twice daily with meals to reduce stomach upset.
• Swallow tablets whole with water.
• Do not skip doses, and do not stop without medical advice.
• Continue with diet and exercise as part of your treatment plan.
• Monitor your blood sugar levels regularly.

Other Uses

Not applicable.

⚠️ Lactic Acidosis Risk Warning (Metformin Component)
This medicine may rarely cause a serious condition called lactic acidosis (excess lactic acid in the blood), which can be life-threatening.

• Risk increases with kidney or liver problems, alcohol use, dehydration, or serious infections.
• Stop the medicine and seek urgent medical help if you experience unusual muscle pain, difficulty breathing, severe weakness, stomach discomfort, dizziness, or slow/irregular heartbeat.

⚠️ Special Note on Dehydration & Infections (Dapagliflozin Component)
This medicine may increase the risk of:

• Urinary tract infections.
• Genital fungal infections.
• Dehydration due to excess water loss.

Drink plenty of fluids and maintain good hygiene to reduce these risks.

Special Precautions

• Inform your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, or a history of urinary tract infections.
• Avoid excessive alcohol intake while taking this medicine, as it increases the risk of lactic acidosis.
• Patients on water pills (diuretics) may be at greater risk of dehydration.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before use.
• Blood tests may be required to monitor kidney and liver function.

Possible Side Effects

Common side effects may include:

• Genital fungal infections.
• Urinary tract infections.
• Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, or diarrhea (from metformin).
• Thirst, dizziness, or signs of dehydration.
• Headache, nasopharyngitis (sore throat/nasal inflammation).

Seek medical attention if side effects persist or worsen.

Storage & Disposal

• Store at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Do not use after the expiry date.
• Dispose of unused tablets safely as instructed by your pharmacist.

Emergency Guidance

• Seek urgent care if you develop symptoms of lactic acidosis (weakness, breathing problems, irregular heartbeat, severe abdominal pain).
• Seek medical help if you experience severe dehydration, dizziness, fainting, or painful urination with fever (possible urinary infection).
• In case of overdose, contact emergency services immediately.