格列吡嗪
別名: Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL, Metaglip, Minodiab
您的獸醫師開立了**格列吡嗪 (Glipizide)** 來幫助控制您愛貓的糖尿病。這種藥物的作用是刺激貓咪的胰臟釋放更多胰島素。 * **耐心是關鍵**:可能需要 **4 到 8 週** 才能看到這種藥物的完整療效。除非獸醫師指示,否則請勿自行停藥。 * **注意低血糖症狀**:症狀包括虛弱、步態不穩、嗜睡、肌肉抽搐或癲癇發作。如果您觀察到這些症狀,請在貓咪的牙齦上塗抹一點玉米糖漿或蜂蜜,並立即聯繫您的獸醫師。 * **注意高血糖症狀**:如果藥物效果不佳,您可能會注意到貓咪口渴增加、排尿增加或體重減輕。 * **副作用**:有些貓咪可能會出現嘔吐或食慾不振,特別是在剛開始服藥時。如果嘔吐嚴重或持續超過幾天,或者您注意到眼睛/牙齦變黃(黃疸),請聯繫您的獸醫師。 * **飲食**:請按照指示將此藥物與食物一起餵食,並堅持獸醫師推薦的特定飲食(通常是高蛋白/低碳水化合物或高纖維飲食)。
劑量必須由獸醫依你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Diabetes mellitus (non-ketotic, relatively healthy)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diabetes mellitus (mild weight loss, non-ketoacidotic, no peripheral neuropathy)
- Diabetes mellitus
- Non-ketotic diabetes mellitus
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Gastrointestinal upset (anorexia, vomiting in ~15% of cats)
- Hypoglycemia (severe cases are rare)
- Hepatotoxicity (cholestatic jaundice and elevated liver enzymes in ~8% of cats)
- Increased pancreatic amyloid deposit formation
- Allergic skin reactions (reported in humans)
- Bone marrow suppression (reported in humans)
- Vomiting
- Hypoglycemia
- Jaundice (hepatotoxicity)
- Skin rashes
- Fever
注意事項與禁忌
- Severe burns, trauma, or infection
- Diabetic coma or other hypoglycemic conditions
- Major surgery
- Ketosis, ketoacidosis, or other significant acidotic conditions
- Known hypersensitivity to sulfonylureas
- Diabetic ketosis / ketoacidosis
- Hepatic impairment
- Renal impairment
- Absolute insulin deficiency (Type I diabetes)
- Insulin resistance
- > **Important**: Glipizide should be used with extreme caution in patients with untreated adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, thyroid impairment, renal or hepatic function impairment, prolonged vomiting, high fever, malnourishment, or debilitated conditions. * **Efficacy Loss**: While initially effective, glipizide may become ineffective weeks to months after starting therapy, eventually requiring a transition to insulin. * **Concurrent Endocrine Disease**: Conditions causing excessive cortisol or growth hormone production (e.g., hyperadrenocorticism, acromegaly) can antagonize insulin effects and must be ruled out before initiating therapy. * **Hepatic Monitoring**: Monitor liver enzymes closely. Discontinue if ALT exceeds 500 IU/L or if icterus develops.
藥物相互作用
- Alcohol: May cause a disulfiram-like reaction (anorexia, nausea, vomiting)
- Azole Antifungals (ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole): May increase plasma levels of glipizide
- Beta-blockers: May potentiate hypoglycemic effect and mask signs of hypoglycemia
- Chloramphenicol: May displace glipizide from plasma proteins, increasing effect
- Cimetidine: May potentiate hypoglycemic effect
- Corticosteroids: May antagonize insulin effects and reduce glipizide efficacy
- Thiazide Diuretics: May reduce hypoglycemic efficacy
- Isoniazid: May reduce hypoglycemic efficacy
- MAO Inhibitors: May potentiate hypoglycemic effect
- Niacin: May reduce hypoglycemic efficacy
- Phenothiazines: May reduce hypoglycemic efficacy
- Phenytoin: May reduce hypoglycemic efficacy
常見問題
格列吡嗪用於寵物有什麼用途?
您的獸醫師開立了**格列吡嗪 (Glipizide)** 來幫助控制您愛貓的糖尿病。這種藥物的作用是刺激貓咪的胰臟釋放更多胰島素。 * **耐心是關鍵**:可能需要 **4 到 8 週** 才能看到這種藥物的完整療效。除非獸醫師指示,否則請勿自行停藥。 * **注意低血糖症狀**:症狀包括虛弱、步態不穩、嗜睡、肌肉抽搐或癲癇發作。如果您觀察到這些症狀,請在貓咪的牙齦上塗抹一點玉米糖漿或蜂蜜,並立即聯繫您的獸醫師。 * **注意高血糖症狀**:如果藥物效果不佳,您可能會注意到貓咪口渴增加、排尿增加或體重減輕。 * **副作用**:有些貓咪可能會出現嘔吐或食慾不振,特別是在剛開始服藥時。如果嘔吐嚴重或持續超過幾天,或者您注意到眼睛/牙齦變黃(黃疸),請聯繫您的獸醫師。 * **飲食**:請按照指示將此藥物與食物一起餵食,並堅持獸醫師推薦的特定飲食(通常是高蛋白/低碳水化合物或高纖維飲食)。
格列吡嗪對我的寵物安全嗎?
劑量必須由獸醫依你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育,不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適,請諮詢獸醫。