thiazolidinedione

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n. Abbr. TZD

A class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus by decreasing insulin resistance.

thiazolidinedione

Glitazone, TZD Endocrinology A class of oral antidiabetic agents that inhibit tyrosine kinase, ↓ insulin resistance and correct hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglyceridemia Adverse effects Hepatic dysfunction. See Troglitazone, Tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

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Antidiabetic Drugs Avandia exenatide acetate insulin resistance Januvia pioglitazone hydrochloride rosiglitazone rosiglitazone maleate sitagliptin phosphate thiazolidinediones trogliatazone troglitazone TZD			Both the drugs belong to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones and are widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes drug 'increases heart failure risk' by Asian News International Thiazolidinediones are a relatively new diabetes type 2 treatment drug, that comes in two distinct forms, rosiglitazone and pioglitazone. Type 2 Diabetes Treatment by MacGrath / Food/cooking/nutrition community Thiazolidinediones Pioglitazone (Piozone, Pioglit), Rosiglitazone (Rosicon, Rosinorm) Pioglitazone: It enhances entry of glucose in muscles and fats. Diabetes Medicines and Drugs by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community			theta waves Thevetia thevetin THF thi(o)- thi- thiabendazole thiacetarsamide sodium thialbarbital sodium thialbarbitone thiambutene hydrochloride thiamin thiamin deficiency thiaminase thiamine thiamine HCl Thiamine pyrophosphate thiamphenicol thiamylal thiazide Thiazide diuretic thiazide diuretics Thiazides thiazine thiazine-eosinate stain thiazolidinedione thiazolidinediones thick Thick Conception of Risk thick forelegs thick leg disease thick prep Thick Skin thick stomach worms thickeners thickness thidiazuron thiemia thienamycin thienylalanine thiethylperazine thiethylperazine malate thiethylperazine maleate thigh thigh bone Thigh Lift thighbone thigm- thigmesthesia thigmotaxis thigmotropism			thiamine vitamin thiamine vitamin thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia Thiamphenicol Thiamylal Thianaphthene Thiaridae thiazide thiazide thiazide d thiazide d thiazide d Thiazide diuretic Thiazide diuretic Thiazide diuretics Thiazide diuretics Thiazide diuretics Thiazides Thiazides thiazine thiazine Thiazine Dye thiazine-eosinate stain Thiazines Thiazines thiazole thiazole thiazole dye Thiazoles Thiazoles thiazolidinedione Thiazolidinediones Thiazolidinediones Thiazolium salt Thiazolium salt THIB Thibaud, Jacques Thibaudeau, Antoine Thibault, Jacques Anatole Thibault, Messier, Savard et Associés Thibaut IV Thibet Thibet Thibet cloth Thibetan Thibetian Thibidaux Abstention Thibierge-Weissenbach Disease Thibierge-Weissenbach Syndrome Thible Thibodaux Thibodaux, Louisiana THIC Thich Nhat Hanh THICI thick thick thick thick thick thick and fast

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