Drug: Amaryl

glimepiride (pronounced gligh-MEH-peh-righd)

Common Side Effects:

Less Common Side Effects: dizziness, loss of body strength, headache, vision changes, nausea, yellow-tinged skin or eyes, allergic skin reactions (itching, inflammatory redness of the skin, hives), low glucose levels, fluid retention.

Missed Dose: Follow your health care provider's instructions. What you must do depends on the other medications you're taking to control your glucose level.

Drug Interactions: Combining certain medications may alter their actions or produce unwanted effects. Tell your health care provider about other prescription medications, nonprescription medications, herbs, and supplements you're taking, especially:

beta blockers (such as atenolol and propranolol)
insulin
medications that are highly protein bound (such as aspirin, sulfonamides, chloramphenicol, probenecid, MAO inhibitors (antidepressants), and warfarin (Coumadin))
medications that cause high glucose levels (such as estrogens, hormonal contraceptives, corticosteroids, phenothiazines, thyroid products, phenytoin (Dilantin), nicotinic acid, isoniazid, sympathomimetics, thiazides, and other diuretics (water pills))
NSAIDs (such as Advil, Aleve, and ibuprofen).

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