ANTIDIABETICS

Classification of Drugs used in DIABETES

The drugs for diabetes are classified as :

●INSULIN:
1. RAPID ACTING INSULINS-
→INSULIN LISPRO
→INSULIN ASPART

2. SHORT ACTING INSULINS
→REGULAR NOVOLIN R
→REGULAR HUMULIN R

3. INTERMEDIATE ACTING INSULINS
→NPH HUMULIN N
→NPH NOVOLIN N
→PREMIXED INSULINS
→NOVOLIN 70\30
→HUMULIN 70\30 AND 50\50
→MIXED INSULINS
→MOVOMIX 30
→HUMALOG MIX 25

4. LONG ACTING INSULIN
→INSULIN DETEMIR
→INSULIN GLARGINE

→ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS

●SULPHONYLUREAS for diabetics:

1. 1ST GENERATION sulphonyl ureas:
→TOLBUTAMIDE
→CHLORPROPAMIDE

2. 2ND GENERATION sulphonyl ureas
→GLIPIZIDE
→GLIMEPIRIDES
→MEGLITINIDES
→REPAGLINIDE

●ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITORS and diabetes
→ACRBOSE
→MIGLITOL

●D-PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE and diabetes
→NATEGLINIDE
→BIGUANIDES
→METFORMIN
→BUFORMIN

●THIAZOLIDINIEDIAONE DERIVATIVE
→ROSIGLITAZONE
→PIOGLITA

●GIT HORMONES{GLUCAGON
→PEPTIDE 1(GLIP-1)}
→EXENATIDE