GLEMAX

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug GLEMAX 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
04-8676	Tablet	Glemax 4 Caplet TAB 4 mg 2 x 15's (in PVC-Alu blisters)	Caplet White to off-white caplet embossed with "Joswe" from one side and bisected from the other side GLEMAX 4 CAPLET GLEMAX 4 CAPLET Glimepiride:4.08mg,Lactose:134.75mg,Microcrystalline cellulose:1mg,Povidone:1mg,Sodium starch glycolate:20.3mg,Sepitrap (Ethixylated hydrogenated castor oil):20.2mg,Magnesium stearate:1mg, Apr-76 Drugs Imported Products 215 Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 20/06/2022 AFRAB-CHEM LIMITED, , ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ISOLO LAGOS 12700057 oyeyemiat2005@yahoo.com JORDAN SWEDEN MEDICAL AND STERILIZATION CO, (JOSWE-MEDICAL), AL-QUDS STREET, NA'OUR, AMMAN, JORDAN, Jordan	26/04/2023
04-8718	Tablet	Glemax 3 Caplet TAB 3 mg 2 x 15's (in PVC-Alu blisters)	Caplet Light-brown (Beige) caplet embossed with "JOSWE" ON one side and bisected from the other one GLEMAX 3 CAPLET GLIMEPIRIDE GLIMEPIRIDE:3.06MG(BASED ON 2.0% OVERAGE),LACTOSE:134.75MG,MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE:1.0MG,POVIDONE:1.0MG,SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE:20.3MG,SEPITRAP (ETHOXYLATED HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL):20.2MG,MAGNESIUM STEARATE:1.0MG,YELLOW IRON OXIDE:0.75MG. Apr-18 Drugs Imported Products 215 POM 1 20/06/2022 AFRAB-CHEM LIMITED, , ABIMBOLA STREET, ISOLO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ISOLO LAGOS 12700057 oyeyemiat2005@yahoo.com JORDAN SWEDEN MEDICAL AND STERILIZATION CO, (JOSWE-MEDICAL), AL-QUDS STREET, NA'OUR, AMMAN, JORDAN, Jordan	26/04/2023

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)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-8676, 04-8718