- Brand name in US: Amaryl
- Class:
sulfonylurea
- For:
Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes
- Route of Administration: oral; once-daily dosing schedule
- Action: generally similar to other sulfonylureas; may have lesser side effects,
and more "insulin-sparing effects" due to action at different cellular receptors
than other sulfonylureas.
- Manufacturer: Aventis
- Approval Status: Approved by US FDA, December 1995
- Warning:
The unusual double-egg shape, colors, and the size of Amaryl pills are almost identical to the shape, colors, and size of a standard brand of thyroid hormone, Levoxyl (manufactured by Daniels Pharmaceuticals).
If the patient is on both Amaryl and Levoxyl,
or if the patient is in a setting such as a hospital or nursing home where both pills are available in containers located nearby to each other,
EXTREME CAUTION must be taken that the medications are not mistaken for each other!
Also see
Amaryl (from the manufacturer,
Aventis)
Disclaimer: The Medical Director of this website was previously an employee of Aventis Pharmaceuticals.
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