Mitiglinide (INN,[1] trade name Glufast) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.[2]
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Trade names | Glufast |
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Routes of administration | By mouth (tablets) |
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Formula | C19H25NO3 |
Molar mass | 315.413 g·mol−1 |
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Mitiglinide belongs to the meglitinide (glinide) class of blood glucose-lowering drugs and is currently co-marketed in Japan by Kissei and Takeda. The North America rights to mitiglinide are held by Elixir Pharmaceuticals. Mitiglinide has not yet gained FDA approval.
Pharmacology
editMitiglinide is thought to stimulate insulin secretion by closing the ATP-sensitive potassium KATP channels in pancreatic β cells.
Dosage
editMitiglinide is delivered in tablet form.
References
edit- ^ "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Recommended International Nonproprietary names (Rec. INN): List 40" (PDF). World Health Organization. p. 187. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Malaisse WJ (October 2008). "Mitiglinide: a rapid- and short-acting non-sulfonylurea insulinotropic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 9 (15): 2691–8. doi:10.1517/14656566.9.15.2691. PMID 18803455. S2CID 73318104.
External links
edit- Elixir Pharmaceuticals — website of the U.S. rights holder for mitiglinide.