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GLYNASE® PRESTAB®(micronized glyburide)

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INDICATIONS AND USAGE

GLYNASE PresTab Tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

Patients should be retitrated when transferred from MICRONASE or Diabeta or other oral hypoglycemic agents.

There is no fixed dosage regimen for the management of...

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CONTRAINDICATIONS

GLYNASE PresTab Tablets are contraindicated in patients with:

  1. Known hypersensitivity or allergy to the drug.
  2. Diabetic ketoacidosis, with or without coma. This condition should be treated...
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SPECIAL WARNING ON INCREASED RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY

The administration of oral hypoglycemic drugs has been reported to be associated with increased cardiovascular mortality as compared to...

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OVERDOSAGE

Overdosage of sulfonylureas, including glyburide, can produce hypoglycemia. Mild hypoglycemic symptoms, without loss of consciousness or neurological findings, should be treated aggressively with oral glucose and...

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DESCRIPTION

GLYNASE PresTab Tablets contain micronized (smaller particle size) glyburide, which is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. Glyburide is a white, crystalline compound, formulated as...

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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

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Glyburide appears to lower the blood glucose acutely by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas, an effect dependent upon...

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HOW SUPPLIED

GLYNASE PresTab Tablets are supplied as follows:

GLYNASE PresTab Tablets 1.5 mg
(white, ovoid, imprinted GLYNASE 1.5/PT Score PT, contour, scored)

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For Oral Use

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