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Common name in Nepal (Glimepiride, Gliclazide, and Glipizide)What Are Sulfonylureas?Sulfonylureas are a class of oral medications used to treat type 2 diabetes, including glibenclamide (glyburide), gliclazide, glimepiride, and glipizide. They have be...
Read Full ArticleWhat Are SGLT2 Inhibitors?SGLT2 इनहिबिटर के हो?SGLT2 inhibitors are a newer class of oral medications for type 2 diabetes, including empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and canagliflozin. Unlike older diabetes drugs, they were found...
Read Full ArticleCommon name in Nepal: Glycomet, Glucophage, Obimet, MetrideWhat Is Metformin?Metformin is a biguanide and is the first-choice oral medication for type 2 diabetes worldwide, recommended as the starting drug for almost all newly diagnosed patients unle...
Read Full ArticleCommon name in Nepal: Pioz, Piostad, PiocrisWhat Are Thiazolidinediones?Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), commonly called "glitazones," are a class of oral diabetes medications. Pioglitazone is the only TZD in wide clinical use today, after an earlier membe...
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Read Full ArticleCommon name in Nepal: Sitagliptin (Januvia, Istavel), Vildagliptin (Galvus), Linagliptin (Trajenta), Teneligliptin (Tenepride)What Are DPP-4 Inhibitors?DPP-4 inhibitors, often called "gliptins," are a class of oral diabetes medications that work thro...
Read Full Articleनेपालीमा — DPP-4 इन्हिबिटर ("ग्लिप्टिन")नेपालमा चलेको नाम: Sitagliptin (Januvia, Istavel), Vildagliptin (Galvus), Linagliptin (Trajenta), Teneligliptin (Tenepride)DPP...
Read Full ArticleCommon name in Nepal: Acarbose (Glucobay)What Are Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors?Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are oral diabetes medications, of which acarbose is by far the most widely used. Unlike most diabetes drugs, they act almost entirely within t...
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Read Full ArticleCommon name in Nepal: Human Mixtard, Actrapid, Insugen, Lantus (glargine), NovoRapid (aspart), Human Insulatard (NPH)What Is Insulin?Insulin is the hormone that the body itself is deficient in or resistant to in diabetes, and injectable insulin thera...
Read Full ArticleGLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTSCommon name in Nepal: Liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), Semaglutide injectable (Ozempic) and oral (Rybelsus), Dulaglutide (Trulicity) — availability and cost vary; these are newer, higher-cost injectable (mostly) medications co...
Read Full Articleनेपालीमा — GLP-1 रिसेप्टर एगोनिस्टनेपालमा चलेको नाम: Liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), Semaglutide इन्जेक्सन (Ozempic) र मुखबाटे (Rybelsus...
Read Full Article5A. TYPES OF INSULIN, IN DETAIL: ONSET, PEAK, DURATION, AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN NEPALInsulin products are grouped by how quickly they start working (onset), when they work hardest (peak), and how long the effect lasts (duration). This matters practic...
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