Glimepiride is a medium- to long-acting sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. It is marketed as Amaryl by sanofi indiaLtd., GLEAM by Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals,K-GLIM-1 by BLUE CROSS, Glucoryl by Alkem Lab PVT LTD, GLIMPID by Ranbaxy Laboratories(Cardiovascular) and GLIMY by Dr.Reddy's Labs.