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Glipizide is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels by helping your pancreas produce insulin. Glipizide is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Glipizide is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
glipizide ER 5 mg tablet, extended release 24 hr. Color: pink Shape: round Imprint: C 745 . This medicine is a white, round, film-coated, tablet imprinted with "C 746".
Extended-release tablets . Starting dosage: 5 mg taken by mouth once per day with breakfast; Maximum dosage: 20 mg per day ; Immediate-release tablets
Glipizide ER Dosage and Administration. Recommended starting dose is 5 mg once daily. Dose adjustment can be made based on the patient’s glycemic control. Maximum recommended dose is 20 mg once daily (2.1). Administer with breakfast or the first meal of the day (2.1).
For oral dosage form (extended-release tablets): Adults—At first, 5 milligrams (mg) once a day taken with breakfast. Your doctor may adjust your dose if needed.
Glipizide is available as Glucotrol XL and generic glipizide in the following dosage forms that are taken by mouth. 2.5 mg extended-release oral tablets; 5 mg extended-release oral tablets
Easy-to-read patient leaflet for Glipizide Extended-Release Tablets. Includes indications, proper use, special instructions, precautions, and possible side effects. Skip to main content
Glipizide is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. It may also be used with other diabetes medications. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems.
Glipizide is an oral medication that’s available as immediate-release (IR) and extended-release (ER) tablets (Glucotrol XL). The ER form delivers the medication more slowly throughout the day. IR tablet dosage. A common glipizide IR starting dosage is 5 mg taken 30 minutes before breakfast (or your first main meal of the day).