Glyburidedrug info
glyburide 5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Glyburide tablets, USP is 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 28, 2025. 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 a smaller particle size glyburide, which is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. Glyburide is a white, crystalline compound, formulated as glyburide tablets, USP of 1.25, 2.5, and 5 mg strengths for oral administration.
Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. In addition, the 2.5 mg contains FD&C Red No.40 and the 5 mg contains FD&C Blue No.1. The chemical name for glyburide is 1-[[p-[2-(5-chloro-o-anisamido)-ethyl]phenyl]-sulfonyl]-3-cyclohexylurea and the molecular weight is 493.99. The structural formula is represented below.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 28, 2025. 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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