Drug details

Glucotrol XL (glipizide extended release)

type of Antidiabetics, Sulfonylureas

Glucotrol XL (glipizide extended release) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels used together with diet and exercise to treat type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Glucotrol XL is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • headache,
  • sweating,
  • irritability,
  • fast heart rate,
  • hunger,
  • severe dizziness,
  • anxiety, and
  • shakiness
The following drugs are related to Glucotrol XL, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Precose (acarbose)
  • Actoplus MET, Actoplus MET XR (pioglitazone hcl and metformin hcl)
  • Afrezza (insulin human inhalation powder)
  • Tanzeum (albiglutide pen for injection, for subcutaneous use)
  • Kazano (alogliptin and metformin hcl tablets)
  • Oseni (alogliptin and pioglitazone tablets)
  • Nesina (alogliptin tablets)
  • Amaryl Tablets (glimepiride)
  • Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hcl)
  • Avandaryl (rosiglitazone maleate and glimepiride)
  • Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate)
  • Baqsimi (glucagon nasal powder)
  • Cycloset (bromocriptine mesylate tablets)
  • Bydureon (exenatide)
  • Byetta (exenatide injection)
  • Farxiga (dapagliflozin film-coated tablets)
  • DiaBeta (glyburide tablets)
  • Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)
  • Trulicity (dulaglutide injection, for subcutaneous use)
  • Synjardy XR Extended-release Tablets (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release)
  • Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride tablets)
  • Jardiance (empagliflozin tablets)
  • Glucotrol (glipizide)
  • GlucaGen HypoKit (glucagon hydrochloride kit)
  • Gvoke (glucagon injection)
  • Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
  • Micronase (glyburide)
  • Humalog (insulin lispro (human analog))
  • Humalog 75-25 (75-25 insulin lispro suspension and 25 insulin lispro injection)
  • Humalog Mix 50-50 (insulin lispro)
  • Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen (insulin human injection for subcutaneous use)
  • Levemir (insulin detemir)
  • Lantus (insulin glargine [rdna origin] injection)
  • Myxredlin (insulin regular human)
  • Janumet XR (sitagliptin and metformin hcl)
  • Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
  • Jentadueto (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride)
  • Jentadueto XR (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
  • Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin hcl extended-release)
  • Tradjenta (linagliptin)
  • Victoza (liraglutide [rdna] injection)
  • Starlix Tablet (nateglinide)
  • Novolin R (recombinant dna origin)
  • NovoLog Mix 50/50 (50% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 50% insulin aspart injection)
  • Prandin (repaglinide)
The following supplements are related to Glucotrol XL, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Magnesium (s.)
  • Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
  • Beer (s.)
  • Wine (s.)
  • Iodine (s.)
  • Blond Psyllium (s.)
  • Caffeine (s.)
  • Capsicum (s.)
  • Gamma Linolenic Acid (s.)
  • Ginkgo (s.)
  • Coffee (s.)
  • Glucomannan (s.)
  • Guar Gum (s.)
  • Oats (s.)
  • Soy (s.)
  • Xanthan Gum (s.)
  • Agaricus Mushroom (s.)
  • Alpha-Lipoic Acid (s.)
  • Chromium (s.)
  • Ginseng, Panax (s.)
  • Milk Thistle (s.)
  • Prickly Pear Cactus (s.)