- See: Antidiabetic Medications:
- for type II diabetes; sulfonylurea hypoglycemic;
- Adult: 5mg PO qAM; titrate as need;
- Precautions:
- reduce dose in elderly; watch disulfiram rxn;
- contraindicated w/ DKA, use w/ caution in patients w/ renal or hepatic dz;
- hypoglycemicaction of glipizide may be potentiated by drugs that are highlyprotein bound;
- beta blocking agents may mask symptoms of hypoglycemia