Glucovance
Glucovance is a diabetes medication containing Metformin + Glibenclamide, available as 400/2.50/500/5mg tablets.
- Category
- Diabetes
- Active ingredient
- Metformin · Glibenclamide
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 400/2.50/500/5mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Glucovance vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Therapeutic Class
- Biguanide Antidiabetic, Sulfonylurea
- Pharmacological Class
- Biguanide, Sulfonylurea
- Minor Side Effects
- nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain
- Moderate Side Effects
- hypoglycaemia, headache, dizziness
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Merck Serono
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 12–24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light and moisture.
- Drug Interactions
- Alcohol, Cimetidine
- Age Restrictions
- Not indicated for use in children.
What you will receive
Glucovance is the originator brand name, made by Merck Serono. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Merck Serono and do not ship the original Glucovance.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Metformin / Glibenclamide) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.