Avoid combination with alcohol (antabuse reaction and risk of hypoglycaemia).
Pregnancy: avoid. Insulin is the drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in pregnant women (improved glycaemic control; reduced risk of foetal anomalies and neonatal complications).
Breast-feeding: CONTRA-INDICATED
Remarks
Take with meals.
For doses greater than 5 mg/day, divide the daily dose into 2 doses.