Meaning Acetohexamide
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Acetohexamide


A pill taken to lower the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Only some people with noninsulin-dependent diabetes take these pills.
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Acetohexamide


(a-see-toh-HEX-uh-myde) an oral medicine used to treat Type 2 diabetes. It lowers blood glucose by helping the pancreas make more insulin and by helping the body better use the insulin it makes. Belongs to the class of medicines called sulfonylureas. (Brand name: Dymelor)
Source: diabetes.org

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Acetohexamide


A sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent that is metabolized in the liver to 1-hydrohexamide.
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Acetohexamide


A sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent that is metabolized in the liver to 1-hydrohexamide.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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Acetohexamide


<drug> A drug taken to lower the level of glucose in the blood. Only some people with non insulin-dependent diabetes take these pills. (09 Oct 1997)
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Acetohexamide


(pharmaceutical drug) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
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