Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

  • Glibenclamide

    • API Product   :   

      Glibenclamide

    • CEP   :   

      -

    • WCC   :   

      ?

    • Therapeutic Use    :   

      Antidiabetic Drug

    • Originator   :   

      BIOGEN

    • CAS No.    :   

      10238-21-8

    • Trade Name.   :   

      Glyburide

    • Molecular Weight   :   

      494.004 g/mol

    • Molecular Formula   :   

      C23H28ClN3O5S

    Application

    Glibenclamide is a type of medicine called a sulphonylurea. It is used to help control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) have a deficiency of a hormone called insulin.

    General Description

    Glibenclamide, also known as glyburide, is an antidiabetic drug in a class of medications known as sulfonylureas, closely related to sulfonamide antibiotics. It was developed in 1966 in a cooperative study between Boehringer Mannheim (now part of Roche) and Hoechst (now part of Sanofi-Aventis).