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carbutamide
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sulfonylurea compounds
tolazamide
tolbutamide
Pharmacologic Substance
acetohexamide
Effect:
Decreased Glycolysis; Increased Glucose Transport into Cells; Increased Insulin Secretion
May Treat:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Definitions related to acetohexamide:
  • A sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent that is metabolized in the liver to 1-hydrohexamide.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An intermediate-acting, first-generation sulfonylurea with hypoglycemic activity. Acetohexamide is metabolized in the liver to its active metabolite hydroxyhexamide.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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