chlorpropamide

chlorpropamide
An orally effective hypoglycemic agent related chemically and pharmacologically to tolbutamide; used in controlling hyperglycemia in selected patients with adult onset (type II) diabetes mellitus.

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chlor·prop·amide -'präp-ə-.mīd, -'prōp- n a sulfonylurea drug C10H13ClN2O3S used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes

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n.
a drug that reduces blood sugar levels and is used to treat noninsulin-dependent diabetes in adults. It is administered by mouth and can cause such side-effects as skin sensitivity reactions and digestive upsets. Trade name: Diabinese. See also sulphonylurea.

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chlor·pro·pa·mide (klor-proґpə-mīd) [USP] a sulfonylurea compound used as a hypoglycemic in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; administered orally.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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