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Use and Dosing

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Type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)

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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Information not available on glimepiride/rosiglitazone use during breastfeeding, use an alternate drug especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. Monitor blood glucose levels of the breastfed infant during maternal treatment with hypoglycemic agents. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 20 May 2011). As per manufacturer's data, glimepiride/rosiglitazone should not be administered to nursing women.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Glimepiride

Rosiglitazone

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

Avandaryl (glimepiride/rosiglitazone)

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

Avandaryl (glimepiride/rosiglitazone )

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability


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Classification

Endocrine/Metabolic

Diabetic Medications
Antidiabetic Combinations

Pricing

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

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