Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: yellowing eyes / skin, stomach / abdominal pain, dark urine, unusual tiredness/ weakness, easy
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention
Warnings and Precautions What Is Glimepiride and How Does It Work? Glimepiride is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with
It may be used alone, or in
Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed
Precautions Dialysis Other Comments Usual Adult Dose for Diabetes Type 2 Initial dose: 1 to 2 mg orally once a day Maintenance dose: Increase in 1 or 2 mg
Glimepiride must be taken shortly before or with a meal
Sulfonamide derivatives: Patients who have developed an allergic reaction to sulfonamide derivatives may develop an allergic reaction to glimepiride
The recommended
Glimepiride Precautions
The recommended starting dose of glimepiride tablet is 1 mg or 2 mg once daily
Patients at increased risk for hypoglycemia (e
It may also be used with other diabetes medications
Inform patients that hypersensitivity reactions may occur with glimepiride and that if a reaction occurs to seek medical treatment and discontinue glimepiride [see Warnings and Precautions (5
Glimepiride or any of the product’s ingredients [see Warnings and Precautions ]
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Glimepiride-Insulin Glimepiride is metabolized by cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9)
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Advise females of reproductive potential to inform their prescriber of a known or suspected pregnancy [see Use in Specific
) Glimepiride has been evaluated for safety in 2,013 patients in US controlled trials, and in 1,551 patients in foreign controlled trials
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Despite the fact that the drug is recognized as safe when used as part of the therapy prescribed by the doctor, there are a number of warnings that the patient and the doctor should follow