antidiabetic agent

Any agent intentionally used to improve glucose control (e.g., efficiency of glucose utilisation).

Types
▪ Parenteral (e.g., insulin, exenatide, liraglutide and pramlintide).
▪ Oral hypoglycaemic agents.

References in periodicals archive ?

Efficacy of bromocriptine mesylate as add-on oral antidiabetic agent in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Bromocriptine mesylate in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel approach

An antidiabetic agent that is weight-neutral or that promotes weight loss, such as an SGLT2 inhibitor or a GLP-1 agonist, would be more suitable.

Drug-induced weight gain: rethinking our choices

Metformin is a biguanide oral antidiabetic agent which is commonly used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

Myocardial injury and acute renal failure associated with lactic acidosis due to suicide attempt with metformin

HONG KONG, Nov 24, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - Uni-Bio Science Group Limited ("Uni-Bio" or the "Group"; HKEx code: 690) today announced that it will acquire exclusive global rights to manufacture and commercialise mitiglinide, a new oral antidiabetic agent, from Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co.

Uni-Bio Science Acquires Global Rights to Type 2 Diabetes Drug Mitiglinide from Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

2010) Metformin is currently used as antidiabetic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

In vitro anti-hyperglycemic activity of 4-hydroxyisoleucine derivatives

Nearly all elderly patients with type 2 diabetes will be started on some antidiabetic agent at some point, Dr.

Metformin beats rivals in protection against dementia

4 Treatment with a single antidiabetic agent is often unsuccessful in achieving and /or maintaining glycemic control in patients with type 2 DM and many patients require combination of antidiabetic agents.

Safety and efficacy of sitagliptin compared with glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled with metformin monotherapy

Still, the findings present the immediate opportunity to explore NuSE as an antidiabetic agent.

Screening for PPAR [gamma] agonist from Myristica fragrans Houtt seeds for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes by in vitro and in vivo

They recommended use of Aloe vera as an antidiabetic agent (25,26,27).

Diabetes mellitus and its treatment with the help of Aloe vera

The PROactive Study (Prospective Pioglitazone Clinical Trial In Macrovascular Events Study) showed that ACTOS (generic name: pioglitazone HCI), an oral antidiabetic agent, can reduce the risk of developing and dying of cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and strokes in type 2 diabetics.

Takeda Pharmaceutical's ACTOS Oral Antidiabetic Agent Proves in the PROactive Study to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Type 2 Diabetics

For example, patients with newly diagnosed, but untreated, diabetes, with no evidence of end organ damage, would be used to test a new antidiabetic agent.

An overview of the drug development process

5% and [less than or equal to] 10% who failed to achieve glycemic control with two oral antidiabetic drugs for [greater than or equal to] 3 months; hence a third antidiabetic agent was desirable in our patients.

Efficacy of bromocriptine mesylate as add-on oral antidiabetic agent in type 2 diabetes mellitus