meglitinide
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Meglitinides or glinides are a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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- Meglitinide, the prototype of this drug class
- Drug class.Use
- Type 2 diabetes
- Drug class.ATC_prefix
- A10BX
- Drug class.Mode_of_action
- insulin secretagogue (release stimulator)
- Drug class.Mechanism_of_action
- close potassium channels of beta cells
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Meglitinides or glinides are a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
== Drugs == Repaglinide (trade name Prandin) gained US Food and Drug Administration approval in 1997.
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anti-diabetic medication
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alogliptin
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type 2 diabetes
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ATC code A10
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ertugliflozin
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calcium
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potassium
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medication
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myocardial infarction
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stroke
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insulin
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adenosine triphosphate
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Q180686
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hypoglycemia
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gastrointestinal tract
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