Diabetes - Essentials
Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by insulin deficiency that leads to high blood sugar levels and several associated complications if left untreated.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Diabetes - Essentials
Acetohexamide
Acetohexamide is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus for controlling the high blood sugar level together with diet and exercise.
Alogliptin
Alogliptin is prescribed to reduce high blood sugar level in patients with type 2 diabetes along with diet control and exercise.
Alogliptin and Metformin
Alogliptin and Metformin combination is used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control or to treat hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Bromocriptine
Bromocriptine is a dopamine agonist, prescribed for Parkinson’s disease either alone or with other medications.
Trade Names :
Ovucript 2.5mg | Briptin | Bromotin | Bromorex | Criptal | Bromogen | Ovucript (2.5 mg) | B -Crip | Semi Brom | Sicriptin
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Canagliflozin
Canagliflozin is an antidiabetic (sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor), prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus along with diet and exercise.
Chlorpropamide
Chlorpropamide is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Trade Names :
Diabinese | Copamide | Chlorformin | Diabinese | Copamide
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Dapagliflozin
Dapagliflozin is a sodium - glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2) which is prescribed to lower the blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Desmopressin
Desmopressin is used to reduce the symptoms of diabetes insipidus or water diabetes, a condition in which the body produces an abnormally excessive amount of urine
Trade Names :
Minirin 0.1mg Tablet | D -Void | Minirin Nasal Spray | Minirin Melt (120mcg) | Minirin Melt (60mcg)
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Dulaglutide
Dulaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist used as an additional treatment to diet and exercise to decrease blood glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Exenatide
Exenatide is a incretin mimetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise, either alone or with other medications.
Trade Names :
Byetta Pen | Byetta (250 mcg)
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Gliclazide
Gliclazide is an oral hypoglycemic (anti-diabetic drug), prescribed for type 2 diabetes
Trade Names :
Refraz M | Aliza -M | G -Met | Gzide M | Glurib - M | K -Gem | Bioformin | Glico -M | Glitec - M | Ancalzide -M
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Glimepiride
Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Trade Names :
Adride | Adride (2 mg) | Adride (4 mg) | Amarglim | Amaryl | Amaryl (2 mg) | Amaryl (3 mg) | Asoride | Asoride (2 mg) | Asoride (3 mg)
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Glipizide
Glipizide is a sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood), particularly in people whose diabetes cannot be controlled by diet alone.
Trade Names :
Glipimet | Glimet | Glicept | Glipmet | Bimode -M | Glicept 500 | Godde M | Glipmet Forte | Glycind MF | Metaglez Forte
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Insulin Glulisine
Insulin Glulisine is a fast-acting form of the hormone insulin, prescribed for diabetes mellitus.
Linagliptin
Linagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Metformin
Metformin is an oral antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Trade Names :
Chromet-SR (1000mg+500 mcg) | Asoformin | Asoformin SR | Avimet (500 mg) | B Form | Baymet | Bemet | Bigesens | Bigesens (500mg) | Bigesens XR
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Miglitol
Miglitol is an oral anti-diabetic drug (alpha-glucosidase inhibitor), prescribed for type 2 diabetes either alone or with other medications.
Trade Names :
Diamig | Glock | Migset | Migtor | Miglit | Misobit | Mignar | Glock (50 mg) | Migset (50 mg) | Miglit (50 mg)
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Nateglinide
Nateglinide is an antidiabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Trade Names :
Natelide (120 mg) | Natiz (120 mg) | NDS (120 mg) | Natstar 120 | Glinate 120 | Nebicard | Natelide | NDS | Natiz (60 mg) | Glinate
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Octreotide
Octreotide is a synthetic octapeptide, prescribed for acromegaly.
Trade Names :
Octate | Octride | Sandostatin | Actide (100 mcg) | Octate (100mcg) | Octronis | Varitide (100 mcg) | Sandostatin (0.1 mg) | Sandostatin (0.05mg) | Sandostatin (0.1mg)
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Pioglitazone
Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 diabetes in certain patients.
Trade Names :
Pio | Piomed | Piolem | Diaglit | Glito | Pglit | Pizorad | Pioneer | Glita | G - Tase
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Pramlintide Acetate Injection
Pramlintide Acetate Injection is an amylin analog, prescribed for diabetes.
Repaglinide
Repaglinide is a meglitinide antidiabetic, prescribed for type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes.
Trade Names :
Regan | Eurepa | Repide (0.5 mg) | Rapilin | Regan (1 mg) | Rapilin (1 mg) | Repamon | Eurepa (1 mg) | Regan (2 mg) | Rapilin (2 mg)
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Saxagliptin
Saxagliptin is a new oral anti-diabetic agent, prescribed for type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise.
Semaglutide
Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist which is prescribed to treat adult patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise to improve glucose control
Sitagliptin
Sitagliptin is indicated to improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus along with diet and exercise.
Trade Names :
JANUVIA tab | JANUVIA tab | Januvia (25mg) | Januvia (50mg) | Januvia (100mg)
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Teneligliptin
Teneligliptin is prescribed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in adults along with diet and exercise.
Trade Names :
Zita Plus (20mg) | Glitenly | GLITENLY-M FORTE TABLET | Tenliptin 20 Tablet
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Vasopressin
Vasopressin is a hormone, prescribed for diabetes insipidus, and control of variceal bleeding.
Trade Names :
Vascel | Cevas-20 | Cpressin P Kid | Petresin | Vascel (20 iu) | Cpressin P (20 iu) | Cpressin | Cevas-40 | Vasopin (20 iu)
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Voglibose
Voglibose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, prescribed for diabetes mellitus.
Trade Names :
Prandial MD (0.2mg) | Ppg (0.2mg) | Voglistar MD (0.2mg) | Oglibo MD (0.2mg) | Asvogli (0.2mg) | Alfabose (0.2mg) | Prandial (0.3mg) | Voglimac (0.2mg) | Voglifin (0.2mg) | Voglitab (0.2mg)
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