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Glimepiride

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Glimepiride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H34N4O5S
CAS Number:
93479-97-1
Molecular Weight:
490.62
MDL number:
MFCD00878417
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329749940
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

glimepiride

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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

Gene Information

human ... ABCC8(6833) , KCNJ11(3767)

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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 USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.
Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Glimepiride Tablets
  • Pioglitazone and Glimepiride Tablets

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.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H361

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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J Rosenstock et al.
Diabetes care, 19(11), 1194-1199 (1996-11-01)
To compare the efficacy and safety of two daily doses of the new sulfonylurea, glimepiride (Amaryl), each as a once-daily dose or in two divided doses, in patients with NIDDM. Of the previously treated NIDDM patients, 416 entered this multicenter
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
H D Langtry et al.
Drugs, 55(4), 563-584 (1998-04-30)
Glimepiride is a sulphonylurea agent that stimulates insulin release from pancreatic beta-cells and may act via extrapancreatic mechanisms. It is administered once daily to patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in whom glycaemia is not controlled by diet and
M Nauck et al.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 15(3), 204-212 (2012-09-19)
To investigate efficacy and safety of dual therapy with liraglutide and metformin in comparison to glimepiride and metformin, and metformin monotherapy over 2 years in patients with type 2 diabetes. In the 26-week the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes
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