Generic name: glimepiride [ glye-MEP-ir-ide ]
Brand name: Amaryl
Dosage form: oral tablet (1 mg; 2 mg; 4 mg)
Drug class:Sulfonylureas
What is glimepiride?
Glimepiride is an oral diabetes medicine that is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. glimepiride is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Glimepiride may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use glimepiride if you have diabetic ketoacidosis, or if you are allergic to sulfa drugs.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use glimepiride if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
an allergy to sulfa drugs; or
diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment).
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
heart disease;
liver or kidney disease; or
an enzyme deficiency called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD).
Glimepiride may increase your risk of serious heart problems, but not treating your diabetes can also damage your heart and other organs. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of glimepiride.
Follow your doctor's instructions about using this medicine if you are pregnant or you become pregnant. Controlling diabetes is very important during pregnancy, and having high blood sugar may cause complications in both the mother and the baby. Howe...
