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Medicines glimepirideQuestion & answer

glimepiride · Medicine question

How does glimepiride lower blood glucose?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Glimepiride lowers blood glucose mainly by stimulating insulin release from pancreatic beta cells.

Sources for this answer

Glimepiride 1 mg tabletsBrown & Burk UK Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 2Document updated 5 January 2021

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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