Glipizide

Not to be confused with gliclazide or glyburide.

Glipizide

Clinical data
Trade names	Glucotrol
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
MedlinePlus	a684060
Pregnancy category	AU: C
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	A10BB07 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	UK: POM (Prescription only) US: ℞-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	100% (regular formulation) 90% (extended release)
Protein binding	98 to 99%
Metabolism	Hepatic hydroxylation
Elimination half-life	2 to 5 hours
Excretion	Renal and fecal
Identifiers
IUPAC name N-(4-[N-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)sulfamoyl]phenethyl)-5-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide
CAS Number	29094-61-9 Y
PubChem CID	3478
IUPHAR/BPS	6821
DrugBank	DB01067 Y
ChemSpider	3359 Y
UNII	X7WDT95N5C
KEGG	D00335 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:5384 N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1073 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0040676
ECHA InfoCard	100.044.919
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H27N5O4S
Molar mass	445.536 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(c1ncc(nc1)C)NCCc2ccc(cc2)S(=O)(=O)NC(=O)NC3CCCCC3
InChI InChI=1S/C21H27N5O4S/c1-15-13-24-19(14-23-15)20(27)22-12-11-16-7-9-18(10-8-16)31(29,30)26-21(28)25-17-5-3-2-4-6-17/h7-10,13-14,17H,2-6,11-12H2,1H3,(H,22,27)(H2,25,26,28) Y Key:ZJJXGWJIGJFDTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Glipizide is an oral rapid- and short-acting anti-diabetic medication from the sulfonylurea class. It is classified as a second-generation sulfonylurea, which means that it undergoes enterohepatic circulation. Second-generation sulfonylureas are both more potent and have shorter half-lives than the first-generation sulfonylureas.

Originally available in 1984, it is marketed by Pfizer under the brand name Glucotrol in the USA, where Pfizer sells Glucotrol in doses of 5 and 10 milligrams and Glucotrol XL (an extended release form of glipizide) in doses of 2.5, 5, and 10 milligrams. Other companies also market glipizide, most commonly extended release tablets of 5 and 10 milligrams.

Mechanism of action

Glipizide acts by partially blocking potassium channels among beta cells of pancreatic islets of Langerhans. By blocking potassium channels, the cell depolarizes which results in the opening of voltage-gated calcium channels. The resulting calcium influx encourages insulin release from beta cells.

See also

• Glyburide
• Tolbutamide

External links

• Glucotrol XL Full U.S. Prescribing Information. Accessed on July 26, 2005.