MINIDIAB Tablet Ref.[50309] Active ingredients: Glipizide

Source: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (AU)  Revision Year: 2020  Publisher: Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd, Level 17, 151 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Toll Free Number: 1800 675 229, www.pfizer.com.au

Product name and form

MINIDIAB – Glipizide.

Pharmaceutical Form

White, round, biconvex, scored tablets.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each tablet contains 5 mg of glipizide.

Excipient(s) with known effect: lactose monohydrate.

For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of excipients.

Physicochemical properties

Glipizide is a whitish, odourless powder with a pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and alcohols, but soluble in 0.1 N NaOH; it is freely soluble in dimethylformamide.

MINIDIAB (glipizide) is an oral blood-glucose lowering drug of the sulphonylurea class. The chemical name of glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-{4-[2-(5-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamido)ethyl]-benzene-sulphonyl} urea. The molecular formula is C21H27N5O4S, molecular weight is 445.5, and the structural formula is shown below:

Chemical structure

CAS number: 29094-61-9

Active Ingredient Description
Glipizide

Glipizide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. The primary mode of action of glipizide is the stimulation of insulin secretion from the beta-cells of pancreatic islet tissue.

List of Excipients

Cellulose
Maize starch
Stearic acid
Lactose monohydrate

Pack sizes and marketing

The tablets are blister packed and available in pack size of 100 tablets.

Marketing authorization holder

Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd, Level 17, 151 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Toll Free Number: 1800 675 229, www.pfizer.com.au

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

23 September 1991

Drugs

Drug Countries
MINIDIAB Austria, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa

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