Comparing Glimepiride vs Jardiance
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Prescription only
Glimepiride is used to help maintain blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. It may cause nausea and people who take glimepiride should always be alert for symptoms of hypoglycemia (low... View more |
Prescription only
Jardiance is an oral medication that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes, improve outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease, or reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in some populations... View more |
Related suggestions Type 2 Diabetes
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| More about Glimepiride | More about Jardiance (empagliflozin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Glimepiride has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 71 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
Jardiance has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 327 ratings on Drugs.com. 39% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 42% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Glimepiride side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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3.4 hours |
12.4 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 504 drugs are known to interact with Glimepiride:
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A total of 432 drugs are known to interact with Jardiance:
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November 30, 1995 |
August 01, 2014 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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