Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sulfonylurea drug, C21H27N5O4S, used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
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- noun A
sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Use with caution if taking blood sugar lowering medications, such as glipizide (Glucotrol and Glucotrol XL), glyburide (Micronase or Diabeta), glucophage (Metformin), or insulin, as omega-3 fatty acid supplements may increase your need for the medication (s).
Find Me A Cure 2008
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The other study compared dapagliflozin with glipizide, another common diabetes treatment.
Diabetes-Drug Makers Tout Two New Studies Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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The other study compared dapagliflozin with glipizide, another common diabetes treatment.
Diabetes-Drug Makers Tout Two New Studies Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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Metformin and sulfonylurea drugs -- the latter a class of diabetes drugs including glyburide, glipizide, chlorpropamide, tolbutamide and tolazamide -- are often among the first medications prescribed to lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Our free Best Buy Drugs report recommends the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
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Instead, we recommend the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
FDA restricts use of risky diabetes drug Avandia. What are safer options? 2010
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Our free Best Buy Drugs report recommends the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
FDA panel divided on pulling Avandia despite diabetes drug’s risks 2010
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Instead, we recommend the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
FDA restricts use of risky diabetes drug Avandia. What are safer options? 2010
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Our free Best Buy Drugs report recommends the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
Safety of diabetes drug Avandia questioned; what to do now 2010
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Our free Best Buy Drugs report recommends the drug metformin, either alone or with glipizide or glimepiride, as your first option.
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