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  2. Glipizide - Wikipedia

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    Glipizide, sold under the brand name Glucotrol among others, is an anti-diabetic medication of the sulfonylurea class used to treat type 2 diabetes. [1] [2] It is used together with a diabetic diet and exercise. [1] [2] It is not indicated for use by itself in type 1 diabetes. [1] [2] It is taken by mouth.

  3. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Adverse effects include nasopharyngitis, headache, nausea, heart failure, hypersensitivity and skin reactions. [citation needed] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the type 2 diabetes medicines like sitagliptin, saxagliptin, linagliptin, and alogliptin may cause joint pain that can be severe and disabling.

  4. List of polysubstance combinations - Wikipedia

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    This combination's goal is to prolong the empathogenic effects of MDMA and the psychedelic effects of LSD. The idea is to have be able to experience an enhanced "Candyflipping" with a smoother comedown. The whole experience is long-lasting and can be too intense as all of these molecules synergize and potentiate each other. 2C-B: MDMA: Nexus ...

  5. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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    Drugs used in diabetes treat types of diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood.With the exception of insulin, most GLP-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pramlintide, all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents.

  6. GLP-1 receptor agonist - Wikipedia

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    GLP-1 agonists' weight reduction effects come from a combination of peripheral effects as well as activity in the brain via the central nervous system. [17] In the brain, GLP-1 agonists reduce weight by crossing the blood-brain barrier in the brain and directly activating the satiety hormones in the ventromedial hypothalamus (Hariyanto, 2021).

  7. SGLT2 inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Sotagliflozin (Inpefa) is a dual SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2023, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visit in adults with heart failure or type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors ...

  8. Disulfiram-alcohol reaction - Wikipedia

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    Disulfiram-alcohol reaction (DAR) is the effect of the interaction in the human body of alcohol drunk with disulfiram or some types of mushrooms. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The DAR is key to disulfiram therapy that is widely used for alcohol-aversive treatment and management of other addictions (e.g. cocaine [ 3 ] [ 4 ] use).

  9. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    In the colon, bacteria will digest the complex carbohydrates, thereby causing gastrointestinal side effects such as flatulence and diarrhea. Since these effects are dose-related, it is generally advised to start with a low dose and gradually increase the dose to the desired amount. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is another reported side ...