Gliquidone
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Gliquidone (INN, sold under the trade name Glurenorm) is an anti-diabetic medication in the sulfonylurea class.[1] It is classified as a second-generation sulfonylurea. It is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2. It is marketed by the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany).
Contraindications
- Allergy to sulfonylureas or sulfonamides
- Diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Patients that underwent removal of the pancreas
- Acute porphyria
- Severe liver disease accompanying with liver insufficiency
- Several conditions (e.g., infectious diseases or major surgical intervention), when insulin administration is required
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding[2]
Pharmacokinetics
Gliquidone is fully metabolized by the liver. Its metabolites are excreted virtually completely with bile (even with long-term administration), thus allowing the use of medication in diabetic patients with kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy.[2]
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