Glyburidedrug info
glyburide 6 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Glyburide Tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 9, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Glyburide tablets, USP contain micronized (smaller particle size) glyburide, USP which is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. Glyburide, USP is a white, crystalline compound. Each tablet, for oral administration, contains 1.5 mg, 3 mg, or 6 mg of glyburide, USP.
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized corn starch, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate. In addition, the 3 mg and 6 mg strengths contain FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake and FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake. The chemical name for glyburide, USP is 1-[[ p -[2-(5-Chloro- o -anisamido)ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]-3-cyclohex-ylurea. The structural formula is represented below: C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S M.W.
494.00 Glyburide
Tablets, USP meet USP Dissolution Test 2. structural formula - glyburide, USP
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 9, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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