Metaglip and Avandamet for Type 2 Diabetes

Two new fixed-dose combinations are now available for management of type 2 diabetes. Metaglip (Bristol-Myers Squibb), a combination of metformin and glipizide, is approved for initial therapy or as second-line treatment when control is not adequate on metformin or a sulfonylurea alone. Avandamet (GlaxoSmithKline), a combination of metformin and rosiglitazone, is approved by the FDA only as second-line therapy for patients who are not well controlled on metformin alone, or are already taking both metformin and rosiglitazone. Glucovance (Bristol-Myers Squibb), a combination of metformin and glyburide, a sulfonylurea similar to glipizide, has been available since 2000 (Medical Letter 2000; 42:105)....

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