Gliclazide

GLICLAZIDE IS AN ORAL SULFONYLUREA HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENT WHICH STIMULATES INSULIN SECRETION. GLICLAZIDE IS A SHORT-ACTING, RELATIVELY HIGH-POTENCY, SECOND-GENERATION SULFONYLUREA COMPOUND WITH HYPOGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY. GLICLAZIDE ALSO INCREASES PERIPHERAL INSULIN SENSITIVITY. THIS AGENT IS METABOLIZED BY