Glimepiride
sulfonylurea · oral antidiabetic
Our referenceWhat 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.
Our product for this treatment
Glimepiride is one of the everyday treatments for which we have formulated a targeted supplement.
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B12 as methylcobalamin, active folates, thiamine.
B12 1,000 µg · Folate 100 µg · Thiamine 50 mg
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Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Vitamin B12 in Foods, Food Supplements, and Medicines, A Review of Its Role and Properties with a Focus on Its Stability
- Systematic Review and Pragmatic Clinical Approach to Oral and Nasal Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Treatment in Patients with Vitamin B12 Deficiency Related to Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Oral cobalamin (vitamin B12) treatment. An update
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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