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Glimepride or Sitagliptin

2022-08-02 12:44:17
Hi Team, I have doubt regarding medicine efficiency. Need to confirm Sitagliptin is better medicine than Glimepride. As both are long action medicine. Stay in the body upto 20 hours. Please help in understanding. Thanks.
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Answered2022-08-20 12:40:56

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Both are diffrent class of anti diabetic drugs . Their mechanism of action is different. It’s like comparing apples with oranges . Both have advantages and disadvantages over each other .

Answered2022-08-03 02:16:01

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Glimipiride is more powerful while sitalgliptin is more safe when compared in between 2

Answered2022-08-02 15:07:41

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