Oral Hypoglycemics in Diabetes Management 1 INSULIN SENSITIZER • TZD - PPAR gamma agonist - “_glitazone” - Pioglitaxone (Actos), Rosiglitaxone (Avandia) • Biguanides - Inhibit gluconeogenesis, Also ↑ Sensitivity - Metformin (Glucophage) 2 INSULIN SECRETAGOGUES • Meglitinides - Stimulate β cells to secrete - Repaglinide (GlucoNorm) • Sulfonylureas - ↑ β-cells secretion - Gliclazide (Diamicron), Glimepiride (Amaryl), Glyburide (Diabeta) 3 CARB ABSORPTION INHIBITOR • alpha-glucosidase inhibitor - Prevents polysaccharide degradation, slows gut starch absorption - Acarbose (Prandase) • SGLT-2 - Inhibit proximal tubule glucose reabsorption - Canagliflozin (Invokana) 4 INCRETIN AGENTS • GLP-1 agonists - Inhibit gastric emptying…↑ insulin secretion - Dulaglutide (Trulicity), Exenatide (Byetta), Exenatide QW (Bydureon), Liraglutide (Victroza), Lixisenatide (Adlyxin) • DPP-4 Inhibitors - Prevents GLP breakdown by inhibiting DPP-4 ENZ - “__gliptin” - Sitagliptin (Januvia), Linogliptin (Trajenta) - Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung #Oral #Hypoglycemics #Diabetes #Management #pharmacology #DM2 #DMII #Classification