Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients who were on gliclazide co-administered with metformin were changed to pre-combined glibenclamide-metformin tablets in the Endocrine Clinic, Penang Hospital. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the differences in glycaemic control and treatment cost following the change. Eighty patients (60% females) with a mean age of 55 years old were studied. Mean glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction was -0.92% (p