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Glimepride or Sitagliptin
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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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Dr. Peerzada Ovais Ahmad
Diabetologist
14 yrs exp
Srinagar
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 .
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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla
Diabetologist
11 yrs exp
Solapur
Glimipiride is more powerful while sitalgliptin is more safe when compared in between 2
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