repaglinide

[ ri-pag-luh-nahyd ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a benzoic acid derivative, C 27 H 36 N 2 O 4 , belonging to the meglitinide class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of repaglinide¹

First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of re(lease) + pa(ncreas) + gli- (alteration of hypo gly cemia) + (megliti)nide ( def )

Example Sentences

Prandin, known chemically as repaglinide, and its combination with the commonly prescribed type 2 diabetes drug metformin, sold as PrandiMet, had sales of about $200 million in 2012 for Novo, one of the world's top manufacturers of diabetes treatments.

From Reuters

Novo Nordisk's main patent on the drug already expired, but it has another patent that covers the use of repaglinide only when it is used in combination with another diabetes drug, metformin.

From Reuters

She is on doxazosin, furosemide, carvedilol, repaglinide, digoxin, warfarin, metformin, a beta blocker, a statin and allopurinol.

From Seattle Times