Miglitol (Rx) Miglitol Brand name: Glyset Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetic, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors Dosage form: Tablet 25mg, 50mg, 100mg What is Miglitol and how does it work? Miglitol is oral alpha-glucosidase inhibitor; in contrast to acarbose, miglitol is systemically absorbed before acting in GI tract It is used for the treatment of […]
Metformin (Rx) Metformin Brand name: Glucophage, Glucophage XR, Glumetza, Riomet, Riomet ER Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, Biguanides Dosage form: Tablet, immediate-release 500mg (generic) 850mg (generic) 1000mg (generic) Tablet, extended-release 500mg (generic, Glumetza) 750mg (generic) 1000mg (generic, Glumetza) Oral solution 100mg/mL (Riomet) Oral suspension, extended-release 47.31g/473mL per bottle (Riomet ER) Reconstituted suspension is
Linagliptin (Rx) Linagliptin Brand name: Tradjenta Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, Dipeptyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitors Dosage form: Tablet 5mg What is Linagliptin and how does it work? Linagliptin is oral DPP-4 inhibitor given once daily; reduces breakdown of GLP-1 which increases insulin secretion Used in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; mean A1C
Glyburide (Rx) Glyburide Brand name: Diabeta, Glynase, Glynase PresTab Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, Sulfonylureas Dosage form: Tablet 1.25mg, 2.5mg, 5mg , Tablet, micronized 1.5mg, 3mg, 5mg and 6mg What is Glyburide and how does it work? Glyburide is second-generation sulfonylurea; twice as potent as glipizide and longer duration of action Used primarily
Glipizide (Rx) Glipizide Brand name: Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL, Minodiab Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, Sulfonylureas Dosage form: Tablet 5mg, 10mg, Tablet, extended-release 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg What is Glipizide and how does it work? Glipizide is second-generation sulfonylurea; shorter duration of action than glyburide; no active metabolites Used primarily in adults for the treatment
Empagliflozin (Rx) Empagliflozin Brand name: Jardiance Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, SGLT2 Inhibitors Dosage form: Oral Tablet: 10mg, 25mg What is Empagliflozin and how does it work? Empagliflozin is oral sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitorIt is used in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM); to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV)
Dapagliflozin (Rx) Dapagliflozin Brand name: Farxiga Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, SGLT2 Inhibitors Dosage form: Dapagliflozin, Tablet (Farxiga, generic): 5mg, 10mg What is Dapagliflozin and how does it work? Dapagliflozin is a oral sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor. It is used for improving glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Canagliflozin (Rx) Canagliflozin Brand name: Invokana Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, SGLT2 Inhibitors Dosage form: Tablet: 100mg, 300mg What is Canagliflozin and how does it work? Canagliflozin is oral sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitorUsed in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; also provides cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction if CV disease also present;
Bromocriptine (Rx) Bromocriptine Brand name: Cycloset, Parlodel Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antiparkinson Agents, Dopamine Agonists, Hyperprolactinemia;, Metabolic & Endocrine, Other Dosage form: Tablets: 2.5mg, 0.8mg, Capsules: 5mg What is Bromocriptine and how does it work? Bromocriptine is synthetic oral dopamine agonist; chemically related to ergot alkaloids Used in adult and pediatric patients 11
Acarbose(Rx) Acarbose Brand name: Precose, Glucobay, Prandase Dea Class: Rx (Prescription drug) Drug Class: Antidiabetics, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors Dosage form: Oral Tablet: 25mg, 50mg, 100mg What is Acarbose and how does it work? It is an oral alpha-glucosidase inhibitor; minimal systemic absorptionUsed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitusAgents in this class have only modest
