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    This document provides dosing guidelines for the diabetes medication glibenclamide. It recommends starting at a low dose of 1.25-2.5mg taken before breakfast and increasing the dose gradually up to a maximum of 20mg per day split into two doses if blood sugar levels remain poorly controlled. The dose should be increased to 5mg taken before breakfast and dinner if still uncontrolled at 5mg once daily, and to 5mg taken before each meal if 10mg daily does not control blood sugar levels.

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    This document provides dosing guidelines for the diabetes medication glibenclamide. It recommends starting at a low dose of 1.25-2.5mg taken before breakfast and increasing the dose gradually up to a maximum of 20mg per day split into two doses if blood sugar levels remain poorly controlled. The dose should be increased to 5mg taken before breakfast and dinner if still uncontrolled at 5mg once daily, and to 5mg taken before each meal if 10mg daily does not control blood sugar levels.

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    This document provides dosing guidelines for the diabetes medication glibenclamide. It recommends starting at a low dose of 1.25-2.5mg taken before breakfast and increasing the dose gradually up to a maximum of 20mg per day split into two doses if blood sugar levels remain poorly controlled. The dose should be increased to 5mg taken before breakfast and dinner if still uncontrolled at 5mg once daily, and to 5mg taken before each meal if 10mg daily does not control blood sugar levels.

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    Initial dose: 5mg OD Philippines, we have a lot of generic glibenclamide drugs
    Suppose you start the patient with, 1.25-2.5mg OD before breakfast, if the sugar is still
    high or poorly controlled, you can increase the dose to 5mg OD before breakfast. If
    sugar is still poorly controlled, increase to dose to 5mg BID before meals. If still poorly
    controlled, increase dose to 5mg TID before each meal. If still poorly controlled, give
    the maximal dose (20mg/day) by prescribing two 5mg tablets to be taken in the
    morning before meals and two 5mg tablets in the evening before eating.

    before breakfast
    Maximum dose: 20mg/day in 2 divided doses
    If at 5mg OD, sugar is still uncontrolled, increase dose to 5mg BID taken before
    breakfast and before dinner. If at 10mg sugar is still poorly controlled, you can increase
    to 5mg TID before meals. If still uncontrolled, give the maximum dose (20mg) by taking

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