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.