Country: United States
Language: English
Source: NLM (National Library of Medicine)
GLIPIZIDE (UNII: X7WDT95N5C) (GLIPIZIDE - UNII:X7WDT95N5C)
Preferred Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
GLIPIZIDE
GLIPIZIDE 10 mg
ORAL
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Glipizide tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Glipizide tablets are contraindicated in patients with:
Glipizide tablets, USP for oral administration are available as: 10 mg: round, white, scored tablets, debossed GG 772 on one side and plain on the reverse side, and supplied as: Bottle of 30 - 68788-9176-3 Bottle of 60 - 68788-9176-6 Bottle of 90 - 68788-9176-9 Bottle of 100 - 68788-9176-1 Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Dispense in a tight, light-resistant container.
Abbreviated New Drug Application
GLIPIZIDE- GLIPIZIDE TABLET PREFERRED PHARMACEUTICALS,INC. ---------- GLIPIZIDE TABLETS, USP FOR ORAL USE DESCRIPTION Glipizide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. The Chemical Abstracts name of glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-[[p-[2-(5-methylpyrazine- carboxamido)ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]urea. It has the following structural formula: Glipizide is a whitish, odorless powder with a pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and alcohols, but soluble in 0.1 _N_ NaOH; it is freely soluble in dimethylformamide. Glipizide tablets, USP for oral use are available in 5 and 10 mg strengths. Each tablet for oral administration contains 5 mg or 10 mg of glipizide. Inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, lactose (monohydrate), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and starch (corn). CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY MECHANISM OF ACTION The primary mode of action of glipizide in experimental animals appears to be the stimulation of insulin secretion from the beta cells of pancreatic islet tissue and is thus dependent on functioning beta cells in the pancreatic islets. In humans, glipizide appears to lower the blood glucose acutely by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas, an effect dependent upon functioning beta cells in the pancreatic islets. The mechanism by which glipizide lowers blood glucose during long-term administration has not been clearly established. In man, stimulation of insulin secretion by glipizide in response to a meal is undoubtedly of major importance. Fasting insulin levels are not elevated even on long-term glipizide administration, but the postprandial insulin response continues to be enhanced after at least 6 months of treatment. The insulinotropic response to a meal occurs within 30 minutes after an oral dose of glipizide in diabetic patients, but elevated insulin levels do not persist beyond the time of the meal challenge. Extrapancreatic effects may play a part in the mechanism of action of oral sulfonylurea hypoglycemic drugs. Blood suga Read the complete document