GETRYL

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Hong Kong SAR China.

Active ingredients

The drug GETRYL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Glimepiride UNII 6KY687524K - GLIMEPIRIDE
	Glimepiride is an orally active hypoglycaemic substance belonging to the sulphonylurea group. It may be used in non-insulin dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus. Glimepiride acts mainly by stimulating insulin release from pancreatic beta cells.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
A4-6223	Tablet	Getryl 2 mg Tablets TAB 2 mg		02/12/2021
A4-8746	Tablet	GETRYL TABLET 3MG TAB 3 mg	GETRYL TABLET 3MG A4-8746 GETRYL TABLET 3MG GLIMEPIRIDE 3MG; LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE 151.088MG; SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE 14.08MG; POVIDONE K-25 - 0.880MG; SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE 5.174MG; AVICEL PH - 102- 0.547MG; PIGMENT BLEND PB - 205033 BLUE - 0.35MG; MAGNESIUM STEARATE 0.88MG Prescription Only Medicine (POM) GETZ PHARMA NIGERIA LIMITED, , IJAODOLA CLOSE, OFF ADEYEMO ALAKIJA STREET GRA IKEJA LAGOS LAGOS GETZ PHARMA (PRIVATE) LIMITED, 29 – 30/27, KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREA,KARACHI-74900 PAKISTAN , Pakistan 2/23/2023 2/22/2028	23/02/2023
A4-8747	Tablet	GETRYL TABLET 4MG TAB 4 mg	GETRYL TABLET 4MG A4-8747 GETRYL TABLET 4MG glimepiride 4mg; lactose monohydrate 151.199mg; sodium starch glycolate 14.16mg; povidone k-25 - 0.885mg; sodium starch glycolate 5.204mg; avicel ph-102- 0.552mg; pigment blend pb-240033 pink - 0.12mg; magnesium stearate 0.885mg Prescription Only Medicine (POM) GETZ PHARMA NIGERIA LIMITED, , IJAODOLA CLOSE, OFF ADEYEMO ALAKIJA STREET GRA IKEJA LAGOS LAGOS GETZ PHARMA (PRIVATE) LIMITED, 29 – 30/27, KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREA,KARACHI-74900 PAKISTAN , Pakistan 2/23/2023 2/22/2028	23/02/2023

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
A10BB12	Glimepiride	A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BB Sulfonamides, urea derivatives
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	57148
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	A4-6223, A4-8746, A4-8747