Glimepiride
sulfonylurea · oral antidiabetic
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What this medicine is for
Glimepiride is a medicine in the 'sulfonylurea (oral antidiabetic)' category. Sulfonylureas prompt the pancreas to secrete more insulin; they can lower blood sugar too much if a meal is skipped.
For Glimepiride, in practice: Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at set times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 11 reimbursable presentations containing Glimepiride are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Amarel
- Glimepiride Arrow
- Glimepiride Bgr
- Glimepiride Cristers
- Glimepiride Eg
- Glimepiride Evolugen
- Glimepiride Sandoz
- Glimepiride Teva Sante
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Rien à ajouter ici. Glimépiride ne relève d'aucune de nos références, et aucun mono-complément ne s'impose de façon crédible en accompagnement. Plutôt que de placer un produit par principe, nous laissons cette page sans recommandation d'achat. Si vous suivez par ailleurs une statine, un antidiabétique, un IPP, une contraception ou un bêta-bloquant, c'est là que nous pouvons être utiles.
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