SPL Set ID: 1b3c7d74-f80b-4fb1-8dca-66880af5d3fc
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1 DESCRIPTION Glimepiride is an oral sulfonylurea that contains the active ingredient glimepiride. Chemically, glimepiride is identified as 1-[[p-[2-(3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyrroline-1carboxamido) ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]-3-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)urea (C 24 H 34 N 4 O 5 S) with a molecular weight of 490.62. Glimepiride is a white to yellowish-white, crystalline, odorless to practically odorless powder and is practically insoluble in water. The structural formula is: Glimepiride tablets, USP contain the active ingredient glimepiride and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, sodium starch glycolate, povidone, and magnesium stearate. In addition, glimepiride tablets, USP 1 mg contain ferric oxide red, glimepiride tablets, USP 2 mg contain ferric oxide yellow and FD &C blue #2 aluminum lake, and glimepiride tablets, USP 4 mg contain FD&C blue #2 aluminum lake. Structure