glyburide

Noun

Meaning

an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Micronase DiaBeta insulin glipizide gliclazide acarbose canagliflozin Glucotrol chlorpropamide dapagliflozin glimepiride insulin detemir glibenclamide glipizide xl glucotrol xl

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Hypernyms

antidiabetic antidiabetic drug

Examples

Although weight gain or weight loss are not specifically listed as side effects of glyburide, the class of drugs that glyburide belongs to called sulfonylureas are reported to cause weight gain. Source: Internet

Glucovance combines glyburide with metformin in varying doses. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gly gly- glyA glybuthiazol glybuzole glycaemia