Repaglinide

Pronounced re-PAG-li-nide

Brand names: Prandin

Type: Meglitinide (diabetes medicine) · All Diabetes Medicines

What Repaglinide is used for

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Targeting blood sugar rises after meals

◆ Kidney note

Started at a low dose and used cautiously when kidney function is reduced.

Common side effects

  • Low blood sugar symptoms
  • Headache
  • Joint pain
  • Cold-like symptoms

Important cautions

  • Can cause low blood sugar, especially when a meal is skipped — it is taken around meals on medical advice

How it comes

Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.