Active-ingredient Dossier

Glimepiride

Active-ingredient Dossier for Glimepiride (meglitinide analog). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes — compiled by arcimedes.

What is

Glimepiride Glimepiride is a meglitinide analog used in therapeutics.

Australian brands containing

Glimepiride — GLIMEPIRIDE B&B — GLIMEPIRIDE SANDOZ — ARX-GLIMEPIRIDE — GLIMEPIRIDE-WGR — GLIMIRIDE — GLIRIDE — NECARAL

Therapeutic areas

Glimepiride is registered in endocrinology, with 11 brands containing the ingredient on the ARTG.

Sponsor landscape

Five sponsors market glimepiride in Australia: Accord Healthcare, Micro Labs, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, and Medsurge Pharma.

PBS and regulatory activity

Two brands containing glimepiride have PBS-listed items, with the latest PBS schedule date of 1 May 2026.