This brand name is authorized in Nigeria
The drug GLIMER contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Glimepiride
UNII 6KY687524K - GLIMEPIRIDE
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Glimepiride is an orally active hypoglycaemic substance belonging to the sulphonylurea group. It may be used in non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus. Glimepiride acts mainly by stimulating insulin release from pancreatic beta cells. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| A10BB12 | Glimepiride | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BB Sulfonamides, urea derivatives |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: NG | Registered Drug Product Database | Identifier(s): C4-1627 |
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