Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) Revision Year: 2020 Publisher: Les Laboratoires Servier, 50, rue Carnot, 92284 Suresnes Cedex, France
Pharmacotherapeutic group: sulfonamides, urea derivative
ATC code: A10BB09
Gliclazide is a hypoglycaemic sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic active substancediffering from other related compounds by an N-containing heterocyclic ring with an endocyclic bond.
Gliclazide reduces blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin secretion from the ฮฒ-cells of the islets of Langerhans. Increase in postprandial insulin and C-peptide secretion persists after two years of treatment. In addition to these metabolic properties, gliclazide has haemovascular properties.
In type 2 diabetics, gliclazide restores the first peak of insulin secretion in response to glucose and increases the second phase of insulin secretion. A significant increase in insulin response is seen in response to stimulation induced by a meal or glucose.
Gliclazide decreases microthrombosis by two mechanisms which may be involved in complications of diabetes:
Plasma levels increase progressively during the first 6 hours, reaching a plateau which is maintained from the sixth to the twelfth hour after administration.
Intra-individual variability is low.
Gliclazide is completely absorbed. Food intake does not affect the rate or degree of absorption.
Plasma protein binding is approximately 95%. The volume of distribution is around 30 litres. A single daily intake of DIAMICRON MR 30 mg maintains effective gliclazide plasma concentrations over 24 hours.
Gliclazide is mainly metabolised in the liver and excreted in the urine: less than 1% of the unchanged form is found in the urine. No active metabolites have been detected in plasma.
The elimination half-life of gliclazide varies between 12 and 20 hours.
The relationship between the dose administered ranging up to 120 mg and the area under the concentration time curve is linear.
No clinically significant changes in pharmacokinetic parameters have been observed in elderly patients.
Preclinical data reveal no special hazards for humans based on conventional studies of repeated dose toxicity and genotoxicity. Long term carcinogenicity studies have not been done. No teratogenic changes have been shown in animal studies, but lower fลtal body weight was observed in animals receiving doses 25 fold higher than the maximum recommended dose in humans. Fertility and reproductive performance were unaffected after gliclazide administration in animal studies.
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