Glimepiride

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 14)
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Dizziness def postmarketing, 0.3% - 1.7% 0.3% x x x x x x x
Asthenia def postmarketing, 1% - 1.6% 1% x x x x x x x
Headache def postmarketing, 1.4% - 1.5% 1.4% x x x x x x x
Nausea def postmarketing, 0% - 1.1% 0% x x x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def postmarketing x x x
Agranulocytosis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Anaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Haemolytic anaemia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Anorexia def postmarketing x x x
Cholestasis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Diarrhoea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Dyspepsia def postmarketing x x x
Dyspnoea def postmarketing x x x x x
Hepatitis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Hypersensitivity def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Hyponatraemia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Hypotension def postmarketing x x x x x
Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Jaundice def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Leukopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Nervousness def postmarketing x x x
Nocturia def postmarketing x x x
Pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Pain in extremity def postmarketing x x x
Palpitations def postmarketing x x x
Pancytopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def postmarketing x x x
Porphyria def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Pruritus def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Shock def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Sweating def postmarketing x x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Tremor def postmarketing x x x
Erythema def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Pollakiuria def postmarketing x x x
Urticaria def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Vasculitis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Vasodilation def postmarketing x x x
Vomiting def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Dry mouth def postmarketing x x x
Hepatic failure def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Allergic cutaneous angiitis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Porphyria hepatic def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Porphyria cutanea tarda def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Erythropenia postmarketing x x x
Increased appetite postmarketing x x x
Hypoglycemic reaction def postmarketing x x x x
Eruption postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Vision blurred def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Laboratory test abnormal postmarketing x x x
Cutaneous hypersensitivity def postmarketing x x x
Hot flush def postmarketing x x x
Gastrointestinal pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Sweating increased postmarketing x x x
Hypoglycaemic episode postmarketing x x x x
Insomnia def postmarketing x x x
Hepatic impairment postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Aplastic anaemia def x x x x x x x
Photosensitivity reaction def x x x x x x x x
Photosensitivity def x x x x x x x x
Reaction gastrointestinal x x x x x
Allergic skin reaction x
Indication Labels
Diabetes mellitus def x x x x x x x x x x
Hyperglycaemia def x x x x x x
Hypoglycaemia def x x
Nephropathy def x x
Neuropathy def x x
Retinal disorder def x x
Type 1 diabetes mellitus def x x
Type 2 diabetes mellitus def x x x x x x x x x x
Weight decreased def x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: A10BB12

Legend

Color scheme: standard – alternative

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frequent (1% to 100%)    
infrequent (0.1% to 1%)    
rare (<0.1%)    
postmarketing    
0%    
no frequency information    
not found on label    

Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. GLIMEPIRIDE / SANDOZ GLIMEPIRIDE : 33 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. GLIMEPIRIDE : 34 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. GLIMEPIRIDE : 35 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. glimepiride : 36 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. Glimepiride : 37 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. GLIMEPIRIDE : 38 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. GLIMEPIRIDE : 39 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. GLIMEPIRIDE / APO-GLIMEPIRIDE : 55 side effects (Health Canada)
  9. GLIMEPIRIDE / AMARYL : 57 side effects (Health Canada)
  10. GLIMEPIRIDE / NOVO-GLIMEPIRIDE : 57 side effects (Health Canada)