Posts tagged with: antidiabetic
Rosiglitazone
Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class of drugs and is used to treat type 2 diabetes known as non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus. It can be used alone or combined with metformin or with a sulphonylurea or with both. It’s function... [Read more]
Chlorpropamide
Chlorpropamide is a sulphonylurea drug and is an oral antidiabetics. Chlorpropamide is used to treat Type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus and is used in conjunction with a diet and an exercise program. Sulphonylureas are considered for patients who are not overweight,... [Read more]
Metformin
Metformin is used to treat adult diabetes (type 2) this is where the body still supplies a little insulin but not enough to sustain correct body levels. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, particularly in overweight and obese individuals... [Read more]
Gliclazide
Gliclazide is an oral antidiabetic drug it belongs to a family of drugs known as sulphonylurea. Its function is to stimulate production and the secretion of insulin in the pancreas. This helps with the sugar being absorbed by the body thereby lowering the level of sugar... [Read more]
