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sulfonylurea
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sul·fo·nyl·u·re·a  (slf-nl-y-r)
n.
Any of a group of hypoglycemic drugs, such as tolbutamide, that act on the beta cells of the pancreas to increase the secretion of insulin.
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Noun1.sulfonylurea - antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug - a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
tolazamide, Tolinase - a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus
Orinase, tolbutamide - sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
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More recommended oral hypoglycemic drugs Such as tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, tolazamide, acetohexamide, glyburide, glipizide, glimepiride, repaglinide, or meglitonide may be prescribed to increase insulin production by the pancreas, if exercise and diet do not lower glucose levels sufficiently.
Diabetes Causes, Prevention and Treatment Part 2 by john daniel rivera / Health, general community
com TABLE: SIMILAR SOUNDING DRUG NAMES THAT COULD RESULT IN A MEDICATION ERROR Drug Name Confused With Abelcet Amphotericin B Accupril Aciphex Acetazolamide Acetohexamide Aciphex Aricept Aciphex Accupril Activase TNKase Actonel Actos Adderall Inderal Advicor Altocor Aggrastat Argatroban Adapted from Medication Safety Alert.
USP 797: meeting customer challenges by Westerkamp, Thomas / Product Management Today
Products Available * Acetohexamide (Dymelor): Starting doses, 250-1,500 mg/day.
Sulfonylureas. (Medication Update) by Slagle, Mark / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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