Metahexamide (

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) is an

anti-diabetic drug Drugs used in diabetes treat types of diabetes mellitus by decreasing blood sugar level, glucose levels in the blood. With the exception of Insulin (medication), insulin, most GLP-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, exenatide, and others), and pra ...

from the group of

sulfonylurea Sulfonylureas or sulphonylureas are a class of organic compounds used in medicine and agriculture. The functional group consists of a sulfonyl group (-S(=O)2) with its sulphur atom bonded to a nitrogen atom of a ureylene group (N,N-dehydrourea ...

s. It is long-acting and belongs to the first-generation cyclohexyl-containing sulfonylureas. It was first described in 1959.

References

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