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List of Diabetic Medication (Cont.)
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 the newest class of oral
diabetes
drugs. Currently, there is only one medication available in the group --
sitagliptin
(
Januvia
®
).
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
®
)
Rosiglitazone and glimepiride
(
Avandaryl
®
)
Rosiglitazone and metformin
(
Avandamet
®
)
Sitagliptin and metformin
(
Janumet
®
).
(
List of Diabetic Medication Continued: Page 3
)
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD