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Glipizide 5mg Tablet Description
Glipizide Tablets are useful in lowering blood sugar levels in cats with diabetes.
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Which animals/pets is Glipizide 5mg Tablet for?
For use in cats.
Glipizide 5mg Tablet uses
Glipizide works in cats with diabetes to control blood sugar levels. These easily-administered tablets are especially useful in conjunction with healthy diets.
What does Glipizide 5mg Tablet do?
Glipizide causes insulin to release from the pancreas, which aids in lowering blood sugar levels.
Glipizide 5mg Tablet side effects
The most common side effects include:
- Hypoglycemia (This occurs in certain cats taking this drug. For this reason, monitoring is important. Hypoglycemia occurs in about 15% of cats taking this medication.)
- Loss of appetite and/or nausea (Administering with food typically helps with these symptoms)
Glipizide 5mg Tablet ingredients
Glipizide
Glipizide 5mg Tablet overdose: What to do?
Contact your closest emergency animal hospital.
What to know before using Glipizide 5mg Tablet
- Keep out of reach of animals and children.
- Do not administer to nursing or pregnant cats.
- Do not administer to cats with known allergies to this or any other sulfa drug.
- Do not administer to cats with serious trauma, illness, or infection, or cats with thyroid, kidney, or liver disease
- Do not administer to cats who refuse to eat or are showing signs of severe ketoacidosis, fatigue, drowsiness, vomiting, or anorexia
- Do not use during diabetic emergencies, including diabetic comas
- Exercise caution in administering to cats with untreated adrenal or pituitary gland diseases
How is Glipizide 5mg Tablet sold?
Single 5 mg tablet
Manufacturer
Actavis, Inc.
Tips for using Glipizide 5mg Tablet
For diabetic cats taking Glipizide, a low-carbohydrate diet, insulin therapy, and/or insulin may be indicated.
Overview
2.5mg to 5mg per cat by mouth twice a day with food.
Main Ingredients
Glipizide
