orinase

Thân thiện

A patient takes an orinase tablet with a glass of water.

Definition

Noun: 1. A sulfonylurea drug used to treat type 2 diabetes: Orinase is the trade name for a specific oral medication (tolbutamide) belonging to the sulfonylurea class. It works by stimulating the pancreas to release more insulin, thereby helping to lower blood sugar levels in adults with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed Orinase to help manage her blood glucose levels.
  • Before the development of newer medications, Orinase was a common treatment for adult-onset diabetes.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Clinical Context: The term is used almost exclusively in medical, pharmaceutical, or patient-care contexts. It is a proper noun (a brand/trade name) and is often capitalized.
  • The study compared the efficacy of Orinase with that of a placebo.

Variants and Related Words

• Tolbutamide (n): The generic, non-proprietary name for the drug marketed as Orinase.
  • Tolbutamide, sold under the brand name Orinase, was one of the first oral antidiabetic drugs.
• Sulfonylurea (n): The class of drugs to which Orinase (tolbutamide) belongs.
  • Sulfonylureas like Orinase can sometimes cause hypoglycemia.

Synonyms

• Antidiabetic drug (n): A general term for any medication used to treat diabetes.
• Oral hypoglycemic agent (n): A more specific term for diabetes medications taken by mouth to lower blood sugar.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tolbutamide
• Orinase