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chlorpropamide

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chlorpropamide [klɔːˈprəʊpəˌmaɪd]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S


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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.
Among the agents on the always-avoid list for elderly patients are meperidine, flurazepam, barbiturates, and chlorpropamide.
 
 
 
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