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noninsulin diabetes
ch 18 therapeutic agents for the endocrine system, pharm tech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| insulin sensitizers | biguanide and thiazolidinedione (TZDs); drugs that help return the blood sugar to the normal range without the risk of low blood sugars |
| biguanide | Glucophage / metformin *Riomet is metformin oral solution |
| tradenames for metformin XR | Glucophage XR, Fortamet, Glumetza |
| Actos | pioglitazone *thiazolidinedione |
| insulin secretagogues | sulfonylureas, meglitinides, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, incretin mimetics, and synthetic amylin analog; helps your pancreas make and secrete insulin |
| sulfonylureas | Amaryl/glimepiride |
| Glucotrol | glipizide *sulfonylureas |
| Diabeta | glyburide *sulfonylureas |
| meglitinides | Starlix/nateglinide *meglitinides |
| Prandin | repaglinide *meglitinides |
| Precose | acarbose *meglitinides |
| Glyset | miglitol *meglitinides |
| Dipeptidyl Pepridase-4 inhibitors | -gliptins; DPP-4 inhibitors |
| Januvia | sitagliptin *DPP-4 inhibitors |
| Tradjenta | linagliptin *DPP-4 inhibitors |
| Onglyza | saxagliptin *DPP-4 inhibitors |
| Nesina | alogliptin *DPP-4 inhibitors |
| sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors | SGLT2 inhibitors |
| Farxiga | dapagliflozin *SGLT2 inhibitors |
| Jardiance | empagliflozin *SGLT2 inhibitors |
| Invokana | canagliflozin *SGLT2 inhibitors |
| synthetic amylin analog | Smylin / pramlintide |
| Incretin mimetics | Byetta / exenatide |
| Victoza | liraglutide *incretin mimetics |