glipizide

glipizide
An oral sulfonylurea used in the treatment of type II diabetes.

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glip·i·zide 'glip-ə-.zīd n a sulfonylurea C21H27N5O4S that lowers blood glucose levels and is used in the control of hyperglycemia associated with type 2 diabetes see glucotrol

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n.
a drug used to control high blood-glucose levels (hyperglycaemia) in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes after diet control has failed (see sulphonylurea). It is administered by mouth; side-effects are hypoglycaemia, nausea and vomiting, and skin rash. Trade names: Glibenese, Minodiab.

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glip·i·zide (glipґĭ-zīd) [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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