SPL Set ID: 1b18b903-eb52-4d08-b4a5-f984957eb116
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Glipizide and metformin hydrochloride tablets contain two oral antihyperglycemic drugs used in the management of type 2 diabetes, glipizide and metformin hydrochloride. Glipizide is an oral antihyperglycemic drug of the sulfonylurea class. The chemical name for glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-[[ p -[2-(5-methylpyrazinecarboxamido)ethyl]phenyl] sulfonyl]urea. Glipizide, USP is a white to almost white; crystalline powder with a molecular formula of C 21 H 27 N 5 O 4 S, a molecular weight of 445.55 and a pK a of 5.9. The structural formula is represented below. Metformin hydrochloride, USP is an oral antihyperglycemic drug used in the management of type 2 diabetes. Metformin hydrochloride ( N,N -dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide monohydrochloride) is not chemically or pharmacologically related to sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, or α-glucosidase inhibitors. It is white crystalline compound with a molecular formula of C 4 H 12 ClN 5 (monohydrochloride) and a molecular weight of 165.63. Metformin hydrochloride is freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, practically insoluble in acetone and in methylene chloride. The pK a of metformin is 12.4. The pH of a 1% aqueous solution of metformin hydrochloride is 6.68. The structural formula is as shown: Each glipizide and metformin hydrochloride tablet intended for oral administration contains glipizide, 2.5 mg or 5 mg and metformin hydrochloride, 250 mg or 500 mg. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone and titanium dioxide. Additionally each 2.5 mg/250 mg and 5 mg/500 mg tablet contains iron oxide red and each 2.5 mg/500 mg tablet contains polysorbate 80. structuaral formula 01 structural formula 02