How do you pronounce this word glimepiride?
Is metFORMIN better than glimepiride?
Metformin was only more effective than glimepiride in controlling the levels of total cholesterol (TC, 0.33 [0.03, 0.63], P = 0.03), low-density lipoprotein (LDL, 0.35 [0.16, 0.53], P = 0.0002) and triglycerides (TG, 0.26 [0.05, 0.46], P = 0.01).
What is meant by glimepiride?
Medical Definition of glimepiride
: a sulfonylurea medicine C24H34N4O5S that functions chiefly in stimulating the release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells and is taken orally in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
What is the mode of action of glimepiride?
The primary mechanism of action of glimepiride in lowering blood glucose appears to be dependent on stimulating the release of insulin from functioning pancreatic beta cells. In addition, extrapancreatic effects may also play a role in the activity of sulfonylureas such as glimepiride.