List of Diabetic Medication

Treatments for Diabetes

Sulfonylureas

Specific types of these diabetic medications include:

Chlorpropamide (Diabinese^®)
Glimepiride (Amaryl^®)
Glipizide (Glucotrol^®)
Glyburide (DiaBeta^®, Micronase^®, Glynase^®)
Tolazamide (Tolinase^®)
Tolbutamide (Orinase^®).

Thiazolidinediones (Glitazones)

These diabetic medications include:

Pioglitazone (Actos^®)
Rosiglitazone (Avandia^®).

Alpha Glucosidase Inhibitors

These diabetic medications include:

Acarbose (Precose^®)
Miglitol (Glyset^®).

Dipeptidyl Peptidase Inhibitors

This is a relatively new class of medications and includes:

Sitagliptin (Januvia^®)
Saxagliptin (Onglyza^™).

Ergot Alkaloids

Only one ergot alkaloid is approved for treating type 2 diabetes -- bromocriptine (Cycloset^™). Only the Cycloset brand of bromocriptine is approved for this use (other forms are approved for different uses).

Combination Oral Diabetes Medications

There is a variety of combination drugs for diabetes available, including:

Glipizide and metformin (Metaglip^®)
Glyburide and metformin (Glucovance^®)
Pioglitazone and glimepiride (Duetact^®)
Pioglitazone and metformin (Actoplus Met^®)
Repaglinide and metformin (PrandiMet^™)
Rosiglitazone and glimepiride (Avandaryl^®)
Rosiglitazone and metformin (Avandamet^®)
Sitagliptin and metformin (Janumet^®).

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