oral hypoglycaemic drug

oral hypoglycaemic drug
one of the group of drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood and are taken by mouth for the treatment of noninsulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus. They include the sulphonylurea group (e.g. chlorpropamide, glibenclamide, tolbutamide), metformin (a biguanide), alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, meglitinides, and thiazolidinediones.

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