Glibenclamide (AAN, BAN, INN), also known as glyburide (USAN), 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).[1]
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5-chloro-N-[2-[4-(cyclohexylcarbamoylsulfamoyl) phenyl]ethyl]-2-methoxybenzamide |
Trade names | Diabeta, Glynase, Micronase Daonil, Semi-Daonil, Euglucon, Delmide, Glybovin, Gilemal |
AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
MedlinePlus | a684058 |
Licence data | US FDA:link |
Pregnancy category |
AU: C US: B (No risk in non-human studies) |
Legal status |
UK: POM (Prescription only) US: ℞-only |
Routes of administration |
Oral |
Protein binding | Extensive |
Metabolism | Hepatic hydroxylation (CYP2C9-mediated) |
Biological half-life | 10 hours |
Excretion | Renal and biliary |
CAS Number | 10238-21-8 |
ATC code | A10BB01 |
PubChem | CID: 3488 |
IUPHAR/BPS | 2414 |
DrugBank | DB01016 |
ChemSpider | 3368 |
UNII | SX6K58TVWC |
KEGG | D00336 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:5441 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL472 |
Formula | C23H28ClN3O5S |
Molecular mass | 494.004 g/mol |
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