Product Description 
Glimepiride is oral hypoglycemic agent. It belongs to sulfonylurea class. Glimepiride is chemically identidied as 1-p-2-(3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-oxo-3 pyrroline-1-carboxamido) ethyl-phenylsulfonyl-3-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl) urea. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1995 as an adjunct to diet and exercise to lower the blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone.
Glimepiride is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medication helps your body respond better to insulin produced by your pancreas.
Glimepiride is used together with diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes. Insulin or other diabetes medicines are sometimes used in combination with glimepiride if needed.
Glimepiride may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.