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Medicines glimepirideQuestion & answer

glimepiride · Medicine question

Should glimepiride be taken before or during a meal?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Glimepiride must be taken shortly before or during a meal.

Sources for this answer

Glimepiride 1 mg tabletsBrown & Burk UK Ltd · emc · SmPC §4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use · Version 2Document updated 5 January 2021

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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