Drugs - The Basics: What kind of drug is this? Flashcards
Metformin
Oral hypoglycaemic agent (only clinically available bigunide)
Gliclazide
Sulphonylurea / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Glimepiride
Sulphonylurea / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Acarbose
α-glucosidase inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Rosiglitazone
Glitazone / oral hypoglycaemic agent (withdrawn)
Pioglitazone
Glitazone / oral hypoglycaemic agent (rarely used)
Exenatide
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Therapy / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Liraglutide
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Therapy / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Lixisenatide
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Therapy / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Sitagliptin
DPP-4 inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Vidagliptin
DPP-4 inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Saxagliptin
DPP-4 inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Linagliptin
DPP-4 inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Dapagliflozin
SGLT2 Inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Canagliflozin
SGLT2 Inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Empagliflozin
SGLT2 Inhibitor / oral hypoglycaemic agent
Insulin
Naturally Occurring Protein - Synthetic analogues injected as hypoglycaemic agents
FiAsp
Ultrafast acting insulin
Humalog
Rapid acting insulin
Novorapid/Aspart
Rapid acting insulin
Apidra
Rapid acting insulin
Isophane or NPH Insulins
Intermediate acting insulins
Glargine
Long/Very Long acting insulin
Detemir
Long/Very Long acting insulin