Сахарный диабет (Jun 2012)
Modern antihyperglycemic therapy: safety and efficacy of glimepiride
Abstract
Current review analyzes pharmacological and clinical aspects of glimepiride from perspective of the evidence-based medicine. We aimedto determine position of glimepiride within modern antihyperglycemic dialectics of safety and efficacy. We also address cardioprotectiveproperties of glimeperide due to its anti-atherogenic activity, capacity to correct endothelial dysfunction and hemostatic system, as wellas absence of inhibitory effect on ischemic preconditioning.
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