nateglinide

nateglinide
n.

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na·teg·li·nide (nə-tegґlĭ-nīd) an antidiabetic agent that lowers blood glucose concentrations by stimulating the release of insulin from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans; administered orally in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, either alone or in combination with metformin.

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