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Query on dosage of diabetes tablet

2020-05-11 08:05:48
Ordered wrong dosage of tablets which is not returnable. Istamet 50/500 1-0-1 is the dosage taken regularly. We have ordered istamet 50/1000 instead of 50/500 .question is can 50/1000mg taken in 1/2-0-1/2 instead of istamet 50/500??
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You cant break it, instead u can take 50/1000 in morning and plain istavel 50 at night which comes to same dose but only after consulting your doc

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No you can’t break the tablet. Take the specified dose only.

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