Glimepiride and Weight loss - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Weight loss is reported as a side effect among people who take Glimepiride (glimepiride), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Metformin, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Weight loss when taking Glimepiride. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 45,086 people who have side effects when taking Glimepiride from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Glimepiride?

Glimepiride has active ingredients of glimepiride. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 45,909 Glimepiride users. Check the latest studies of Glimepiride.

What is Weight loss?

Weight loss is found to be associated with 1,457 drugs and 2,291 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Weight loss.

On Apr, 16, 2026

45,086 people reported to have side effects when taking Glimepiride.
Among them, 106 people (0.24%) have Weight loss.

Among these 106 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Glimepiride and have Weight loss?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Glimepiride:

Glimepiride (45,909 reports)

Weight loss treatments and more:

Weight loss (62,430 reports)

How severe was Weight loss and when was it recovered:

Weight loss in Glimepiride

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of glimepiride:

Weight loss and drugs with ingredients of glimepiride (233 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Glimepiride:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Weight loss:

Weight loss (1,457 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Weight loss:

Weight loss (2,291 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on glimepiride (the active ingredients of Glimepiride) and Glimepiride (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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