Antidiabetic drugs classification

Antidiabetic Drugs Classification. Common antidiabetic agents include. Biguanide metformin 2. With the exceptions of insulin exenatide liraglutide and pramlintide all are administered orally and are thus also called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents. Biguanides e g metformin sulfonylureas e g glimepiride meglitinides e g repaglinide thiazolidinediones e g pioglitazone dipeptidyl peptidase iv inhibitors e g sitagliptin and glucosidase inhibitors e g acarbose.

Antidiabetic agents also prevent the development of or slow the progression of long term complications of the disease such as nephropathy kidney disease neuropathy nerve damage and retinopathy damage to the retina of the eye. Antidiabetic drug any drug that works to lower abnormally high glucose sugar levels in the blood which are characteristic of the endocrine system disorder known as diabetes mellitus. Glibenclamide glipizide gliclazide gliquidone. Metformin is contrain dicated in certain patients to prevent lactic acidosis a rare but serious side effect. Biguanides e g metformin sulfonylureas e g glimepiride meglitinides e g repaglinide thiazolidinediones e g pioglitazone dipeptidyl peptidase iv inhibitors e g sitagliptin and glucosidase inhibitors e g acarbose. Biguanides introduction the biguanide metformin is the drug of choice as initial therapy for a newly diagnosed patient with type 2 diabetes as an adjunct to diet and exercise.

Insulin pramlintide amylin glp 1 receptor agonists such as byetta and victoza oral hypoglycemics tablets antidiabetic drugs for type 1 diabetes for people with type 1 diabetes daily insulin injections are essential to maintain health.

Classification overcome insulin resistance 1. Biguanide metformin 2. Common antidiabetic agents include. Miscellaneous antidiabetic drugs α glucosidase inhibitors acarbose miglitol voglibose sodium glucose cotransport 2 sglt 2 inhibitor. Thiazolidinediones ppar activator pioglitazone 43. Diabetes is caused by the body s inability to produce or respond to the pancreatic hormone insulin.