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Abstract
This article gives a practical review of the pharmacology, clinical efficacy, safety, dosing, cost, and place in therapy for oral antihyperglycemic agents used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. There are 5 classes of oral antihyperglycemic agents available in the United States: sulfonylurea secretagogues, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, and nonsulfonylurea secretagogues. These agents have distinct characteristics that help in their selection for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17102154 DOI: 10.1177/0145721706294260
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetes Educ ISSN: 0145-7217 Impact factor: 2.140