Volix M 0.3/500 mg is an antidiabetic medicine containing two active ingredients: Voglibose and Metformin.

It is useful in treating patients with Type 2 diabetes and is used when diet, exercise, or any single antidiabetic agent cannot control blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar levels. It develops when the insulin hormone is resistant in breaking the glucose to release energy, or the pancreas produces little or no insulin hormone.

Voglibose works by breaking complex sugars into simple sugars such as glucose. This prevents the hike in blood sugar levels. Metformin reduces blood sugar without increasing insulin production; it is a unique antidiabetic medicine that does not cause low blood sugar levels. 

Take Volix M 0.3/500 mg with food at regular intervals, as your doctor has advised. Your doctor will decide on the dosage, which may change timely depending on your blood glucose levels. Generally, the recommended dose is one tablet after a meal. Swallow the pill with a glass of water. Do not discontinue treatment without your doctor’s approval. If you stop the treatment, your blood sugar may increase, increasing your risk of serious complications like kidney damage and blindness. If you take too many tablets, you may have low blood glucose, leading to a hypoglycaemic condition. Please see your healthcare specialist to understand how to treat this condition.  

Before taking Volix M, inform your doctor if you have any medical history of anaemia, seizures, kidney, liver, and heart disease. The tablet does not cause low blood sugar levels. However, when used with other diabetic medicine like insulin or sulfonylureas, it can give rise to low blood sugar. Also, talk to your doctor if you are on restricted food or fluid since the combination of Voglibose and Metformin causes dehydration, kidney damage and low blood sugar. If you are under 18 years or above 75, you may not be a suitable candidate for this antidiabetic agent. If you are pregnant or are planning to have a baby, you should not take this diabetes medicine without consulting your gynaecologist.

The most common side effects associated with using Volix M 0.3/500 mg include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, and changes in taste. Although not everyone experiences these adverse reactions, seek immediate medical help if they occur.

Rarely, an individual may develop a serious metabolic complication of excess lactic acid in the bloodstream that is caused by the accumulation of Metformin is reported. The risk of developing lactic acidosis is high in people with kidney, liver, and heart disease.