And glibenclamide, gliquidone, gliclazide and glimepiride are the common drugs in the class of sulfonylurea.
Developed by Boehringer-Ingelheim, gliquidone first came into the German market in 1975 under the trade name of Glurenorm.
As gliquidone is expelled from the body with bile after being metabolized by CYP3A4 enzyme system in the liver and only 6% of it is excreted through kidney, it is more suitable for patients with kidney disorders.