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Glimepiride

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

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Synonym(s):
Glimepiride
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H34N4O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
490.62
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

glimepiride

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCC1=C(C)CN(C(=O)NCCc2ccc(cc2)S(=O)(=O)NC(=O)N[C@H]3CC[C@H](C)CC3)C1=O

InChI

1S/C24H34N4O5S/c1-4-21-17(3)15-28(22(21)29)24(31)25-14-13-18-7-11-20(12-8-18)34(32,33)27-23(30)26-19-9-5-16(2)6-10-19/h7-8,11-12,16,19H,4-6,9-10,13-15H2,1-3H3,(H,25,31)(H2,26,27,30)/t16-,19-

InChI key

WIGIZIANZCJQQY-RUCARUNLSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Glimepiride is currently used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glimepiride is a potent blocker of cardiac KATP channels activated by pinacidil with an IC50 of 6.8 nM.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Health hazard

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Stephen N Davis
Journal of diabetes and its complications, 18(6), 367-376 (2004-11-09)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, a disorder of impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance, has reached epidemic proportions. The effective management of Type 2 diabetes is of vital concern to clinicians. The identification of high-risk individuals and lifestyle management can help
Vanessa J Briscoe et al.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 6(2), 225-235 (2010-01-09)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasingly prevalent throughout the world; controlling glycemia is an important part of preventing serious complications of diabetes. Sulfonylureas have been used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes for many years. This article reviews
Mary T Korytkowski
Pharmacotherapy, 24(5), 606-620 (2004-05-28)
Sulfonylureas, which have evolved through two generations since their introduction nearly 50 years ago, remain the most frequently prescribed oral agents for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Glyburide, glipizide, and glimepiride, the newest sulfonylureas, are as effective
T F Veneman et al.
The Netherlands journal of medicine, 52(5), 179-186 (1998-07-04)
Disturbances in insulin secretion and insulin action are both involved in the pathophysiology of type 2 (or non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. The newly developed sulfonylurea (SU) derivative glimepiride has a marked insulin secretory effect both in vitro and in vivo, and
Massimo Massi-Benedetti
Clinical therapeutics, 25(3), 799-816 (2003-07-11)
Sulfonylureas (SUs) have been used for many years as first-line therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose blood glucose levels have not been effectively controlled by diet and exercise alone. Glimepiride is a once-daily SU that was introduced

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