Glimepiride and pioglitazone and Tessalon

• Generic Name: glimepiride / pioglitazone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Duetact

Glimepiride and pioglitazone is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels.

Glimepiride and pioglitazone is a combination medicine used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. glimepiride and pioglitazone is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

Glimepiride and pioglitazone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: benzonatate
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Tessalon Perles, Tessalon, Zonatuss

Used for symptomatic relief of cough.

May be effective in suppressing cough in acute respiratory conditions such as pneumonia, bronchitis, pertussis, and the common cold; and in chronic diseases such as pulmonary emphysema, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, and pulmonary tumor.

Has been shown to be more effective than codeine in reducing the frequency of experimentally induced cough, and may be effective in providing symptomatic relief in patients with opiate-resistant cough.

Has been applied locally in the oral cavity in adults by releasing the drug from the liquid-filled capsules (e.g., by chewing or dissolving two 100-mg liquid-filled capsules in the mouth) to provide sufficient oropharyngeal anesthesia for conscious intubation.

Do not employ this method of administration when the drug is used as an antitussive because of the risk of potentially life-threatening complications resulting from local effects on the oropharyngeal tract. (See Sensitivity Reactions under Cautions and also Oral Administration under Dosage and Administration.)