Gliclazide
Also sold as: Diamicron, Glizid
Prescription neededDiabetes tablets
Comes as:Tablet
Also sold as: Diamicron, Glizid
Usual adult dose: 40 to 80 mg once or twice a day with meals (maximum 320 mg a day). Modified-release tablets: 30 to 120 mg once a day with breakfast.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
Fluconazole raises gliclazide levels and can cause severe low blood sugar.
Co-trimoxazole can increase the risk of low blood sugar.
Steroids raise blood sugar and reduce the effect of gliclazide.
The combination increases the risk of low blood sugar; the gliclazide dose may need to be lowered.
The combination lowers blood sugar more; the sulfonylurea dose may need to be reduced.