You should cut the dose of Glucovance in half when switching patients who are already taking glyburide and metformin separately.
August 2002
Absolutely not. DON'T do it.
We can see how a rumor like this could have gotten started.
It is true that the amount of glyburide absorbed in a Glucovance tablet isn't equivalent to regular glyburide tabs. Glucovance provides slightly greater absorption, about 7% to 18% more glyburide is absorbed.
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