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Gliclazide, sold under the brand name Diamicron among others, is a sulfonylurea type of anti-diabetic medication, used to treat type 2 diabetes. [7] It is used when dietary changes, exercise, and weight loss are not enough. [4] It is taken by mouth. [7] Side effect may include low blood sugar, vomiting, abdominal pain, rash, and liver problems.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defined bioequivalence as, "the absence of a significant difference in the rate and extent to which the active ingredient or active moiety in pharmaceutical equivalents or pharmaceutical alternatives becomes available at the site of drug action when administered at the same molar dose ...
Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes for longer periods of time. Those medications, however, are not without their risks and side effects.
The researchers discovered that people who took vitamin D had a 40% lower risk of developing dementia than those who didn’t take a supplement. They also had a 15% higher five-year survival rate.
Glibenclamide was discovered in 1969 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1984. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] It is available as a generic medication . [ 3 ] In 2021, it was the 214th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 2 million prescriptions.
Salk Institute researchers have identified a key protein that may help users of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy maintain muscle mass while losing weight.
Bexagliflozin was approved in the United States under the brand name Brenzavvy in January 2023. [25] Canagliflozin is the first SGLT2 inhibitor to be approved for use in the United States. It was approved in March 2013, under the brand name Invokana and it was also marketed throughout the European Union under the same name.
Eli Lilly & Co., the Fortune 500 pharma firm that manufactures weight-loss injection Zepbound (tirzepatide), has a comparable oral medication in the works that could be approved by the FDA as ...