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Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Glimepiride
Drug Class
Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excluding Insulin
Chemical Class
Sulphonyl Urea
Pharmacological Group
on the basis of mechanism of action and also cl...
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Uses
Glimepiride is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (not for type ...
How It Works
Chemical Class
Sulphonyl Urea
Pharmacological Group
on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Antidiabetic Agent, Sulfonylurea pharmacological group
It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Sulphonyl Urea. It belongs to Potassium Channel (ATP sensitive) antagonist pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Antidiabetic Agent, Sulfonylurea pharmacological group. The Molecular Weight of Glimepiride is 490.60.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
1 to 2 mg — 24 hourly
Initial
2
Adult · PO
4 mg — 24 hourly
Maintenance
3
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Glimepiri
4
Child
Not recommended in this age group
Safety Alerts
Porphyria, Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic pre-coma or coma, hypersensitivity to glimepiride, serious renal or hepatic dysfunction, dialysis patients
Important Warnings
Regular monitoring of glucose levels in blood and urine, hypoglycaemia, patients with autonomic neuropathy or taking beta blockers, clonidine, reserpine, guanethidine or other sympatholytic drugs, temporary change over to insulin in exceptional stress situations (e
trauma, surgery, infections with fever),hepatitis, liver failure
Side Effects
Hyponatraemiahypoglycaemiathrombocytopeniahaemolyticanaemia.
Drug Interactions
Insulin
oral anti diabetics
ACE-inhibitors
allopurinol
anabolic steroids and male sex hormones. probenecid
quinolones
salicylates
sulfinpyrazone
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Lactation
Not recommended.
Storage
Tab Store Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight and Heat.
Price Intelligence
Rs 105.8
DVAGO observed price · per pack of 10 · as of 30 July 2026
Rs 10.58 per unit
No approved ceiling matched to this exact pack and strength.
Prices across sources
DVAGOper pack of 10Rs 105.8
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Glimepiride, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
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4Mg
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Rs 256.5Rs 25.65/unit
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Pamaryl
4mg
Rs 277.8Rs 27.78/unit
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Gluconorm
4mg
Rs 313.5Rs 31.35/unit
No DRAP alertsAGP PHARMA
Orinase
4mg
Rs 387.1Rs 38.71/unit
No DRAP alertsC.C.L (PVT) LTD .
Getryl
4mg
Rs 420.4Rs 42.04/unit
GETZ PHARMA PAKISTAN
Glip
4mg
Rs 420
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Glyset
4mg
Rs 460
WILSHIRE
Econid
4mg
Rs 510
ABBOTT
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