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Glibenclamide, also known as glyburide, is an antidiabetic medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. [1] It is recommended that it be taken together with diet and exercise. [ 1 ] It may be used with other antidiabetic medication . [ 1 ]
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The most common side effects include dizziness. [1] It was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2007. [4] The European Medicines Agency has also approved a combination of vildagliptin and metformin, vildagliptin/metformin (Eucreas by Novartis) as an oral treatment for type-2 diabetes. [5]
[1] [2] Effects generally begin within half an hour and can last for up to a day. [1] Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, low blood sugar, and headache. [1] Other side effects include sleepiness, skin rash, and shakiness. [3] The dose may need to be adjusted in those with liver or kidney disease. [1]
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Side effects include weight gain and hypoglycemia. While the potential for hypoglycemia is less than for those on sulfonylureas, [citation needed] it is still a serious potential side effect that can be life-threatening. Patients on this medication should know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and appropriate management.
One of the contenders for a new sulfa antibiotic had serious side effects during clinical trials at the University of Montpellier including blackouts, convulsions, and coma, side effects not observed with any other drugs in the sulfa cohort. An insulin researcher at the same university heard of these side effects and recognized them as common ...
Concerns, in otherwise healthy babies, occur when levels are greater than 308 μmol/L (18 mg/dL), jaundice is noticed in the first day of life, there is a rapid rise in levels, jaundice lasts more than two weeks, or the baby appears unwell. [1]