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Use of medicines of same composition
My mother is on diabetes type 2, and has been taking gluconorm pg2 from past two months. I also found there are many other generic medicines with the same composition as gluconorm pg2 by lupin which is exorbitantly priced. So can one substitute the overly priced medicine by a generic medicine with the same composition while latter also being reasonably priced?
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But efficacy would be little less.
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Yes as long as salt are same
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Yes if composition is exactly same you can take other brands also but do keep checking her sugar levels as some generic medicines has only 80% efficacy so you have to monitor her levels regularly to avoid any derangement
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried food and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables and fruits
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
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10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Yes you can take it.
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Dr. Ram Brahma Reddy
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Hyderabad
Kindly consult
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