Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Oral hypoglycemic drugs classification


1) Biguanides
Metformin
2) Sulfonylureas
a) I Generation

Tolbutamide
Chlorpropamide

b) II Generation

Glibenclamide
Gliclazide
Glipizide
Glimepiride

3) Meglitinide Analogues

Repaglinide
Nateglinide

4) Thiazolidinedione

Rosiglitazone
Pioglitazone

 5) Glucosidase Inhibitors

Acarbose
Miglitol
Voglibose

6) Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4)

Sitagliptin
Saxagliptin
Vildagliptin
Teneligliptin
Alogliptin
Linagliptin

7) Sodium Glucose co-transport-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2)

Canagliflozin
Dapagliflozin
Empagliflozin

8) Dopamine D2 agonist
Bromocriptine

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