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Tolbutamide
Tolbutamide is used for: Treating type 2 diabetes in patients who cannot control blood sugar levels by diet and exercise alone. It may be used alone or in combination with other antidiabetic medicines.
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tolbutamide
Tolbutamide is in a class of drugs called sulfonylureas. It is used to help control blood sugar levels. Tolbutamide is used with diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin or metformin (Glucophage) may also be used in combination with tolbutamide, if necessary. Tolbutamide may...
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Tolbutamide
Tolbutamide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. Tolbutamide is a pure, white, crystalline compound which is practically insoluble in water. The chemical name is benzenesulfonamide, N-[(butylamino)-carbonyl]-4-methyl-. Its structure can be represented as follows:
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Tolbutamide
Decreases blood glucose by stimulating release of insulin from pancreas.
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Tolbutamide
Orinase is an oral antidiabetic medication used to treat type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the body does not make enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced no longer works properly. Insulin works by helping sugar get inside the body's cells, where it is then...
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See also: Diabetes, Type 2
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