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Amaryl

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Amaryl®
Glimepiride Endocrinology An agent which may be used in combination with metformin–Glucophage® as 2nd-line therapy for type 2 diabetes when monotherapy with either Amaryl or metformin fails to achieve adequate blood glucose control.
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Some of the drugs widely used under this category include amaryl, Diabeta, glucotro, glucotro XL, glynase PresTab, and Micronase.
Diabetes Medicines - Oral Medications for Effective Control by Bertil Hjert / Health care industry community
Drug mix-ups led to seven reported fatalities, including two deaths attributed to confusion over the Alzheimer's drug Reminyl (galantamine) and the antidiabetes drug Amaryl (glimepiride).
Similar drug names a growing cause of errors: U.S. Pharmacopeia seeks ... by Dixon, Bruce K. / Clinical Psychiatry News
The report summarizes the effectiveness, risks and estimated costs for 10 drugs: Precose (acarbose), Amaryl (glimepiride), Glucotrol (glipizide), Micronase, DiaBeta, Glynase PresTab (glyburide), Glucophage, Riomet, Fortamet (metformin), Glyset (miglitol), Starlix (nateglinide), Actos (pioglitazone), Prandin (repaglinide) and Avandia (rosiglitazone).
Some diabetes drugs provide advantages in weight, cholesterol control by Adverse Event Reporting News
 
 
 
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