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The combination of glyburide and metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood) in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. Glyburide belongs to a class of drugs called sulfonylureas and metformin is in a class of drugs called biguanides. Glyburide lowers blood sugar by stimulating the pancreas the organ that makes insulin. Insulin helps control blood sugar levels. The pancreas must produce insulin for this medication to work. Metformin helps your body regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood. It decreases the amount of glucose you get from your diet and the amount made by your liver. It also helps your body use its own insulin more effectively. Glyburide and metformin are not used to treat type 1 diabetes (condition in which the body does not produce insulin and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood).Glyburide and metformin combination comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken one to two times daily with meals. Your doctor may gradually increase your dose depending on your response to glyburide and metformin. Monitor your blood glucose closely. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take glyburide and metformin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
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DUOTOROL ( Glucovance Generic Glyburide/Metformin )
DUOTOROL (Glucovance Generic Glyburide/Metformin)
Glucovance Generic Glyburide/Metformin
5/500mg Tabs 60 (6 x 10)
Glucovance Generic Glyburide/Metformin DUOTOROL

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The guidelines were published and disseminated to Quebec doctors and pharmacists in January 2005 due to worries about the overuse of antibiotics and partly as a response to an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infections.
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