Diabetes drugs

Question 1

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 1

Hyperglycemia due to lack of insulin (Insulin, produced by pancreas, decreases blood glucose).
Type I: Do not produce insulin, so require injections.
Type II: Produce very little insulin, so need oral hypoglycemic agents (tablets) for increased insulin production.

Question 2

Insulin

Answer 2

Auxiliary label: Store in refridgerator
-For injections, No alcohol
100 Units/mL
Lispro
Regular (only kind allowed in IV bags)
NPH
Lente
Ultralente
Humalog
Lantus

Question 3

Oral hypoglycemic tablets

Answer 3

For Diabetes Type II
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity:
acarbose
glimepiride
glipizide
glyburide
metformin
nateglinide
repaglinide
pioglitazone
rosiglitazone
Combination Products:
glipizide-metformin
glyburide-metformin
rosiglitazone-metformin

Question 4

Generic name: acarbose

Answer 4

Brand name: Precose
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 5

Generic name: glimepiride

Answer 5

Brand name: Amaryl
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 6

Generic name: glipizide

Answer 6

Brand name: Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 7

Generic name: glyburide

Answer 7

Brand name: Diabeta, Micronase
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 8

Generic name: metformin

Answer 8

Brand name: Glucophage
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 9

Generic name: nateglinide

Answer 9

Brand name: Starlix
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 10

Generic name: repaglinide

Answer 10

Brand name: Prandin
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 11

Generic name: pioglitazone

Answer 11

Brand name: Actos
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 12

Generic name: rosiglitazone

Answer 12

Brand name: Avandia
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 13

Generic name: glipizide-metformin

Answer 13

Brand name: Metaglip
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 14

Generic name: glyburide-metformin

Answer 14

Brand name: Glucovance
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity

Question 15

Generic name: rosiglitazone-metformin

Answer 15

Brand name: Avandamet
Oral hypoglycemic tablets
Auxiliary label: No alcohol, Photosensitivity