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Dapagliflozin
Generic: DapagliflozinAdjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; reduction of the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors; treatment of heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFpEF); treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at risk of progression.
Dapagliflozin works through the kidneys. Instead of forcing the body to use or store excess sugar, it blocks the protein in the kidneys that absorbs sugar back into the bloodstream. The excess sugar is safely flushed out of the body through the urine, effectively lowering blood sugar, reducing blood pressure, aiding weight loss, and protecting both the heart and kidneys.
Glimepiride
Generic: GlimepirideType 2 diabetes mellitus
Glimepiride directly stimulates the pancreas to release more of its stored insulin into the bloodstream, lowering elevated blood sugar levels.
Glipizide
Generic: GlipizideType 2 diabetes
Glipizide prompts the beta cells in the pancreas to produce and secrete extra insulin, bringing high blood sugar levels back toward normal.
Glyburide
Generic: GlyburideType 2 diabetes
Glyburide triggers insulin secretion from the pancreas, lowering fasting and post-meal glucose levels in type 2 diabetes.
Januvia
Generic: SitagliptinAdjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Januvia protects the body's natural incretin gut hormones from breakdown, allowing insulin to be released only when blood sugar rises after eating.
Jardiance
Generic: EmpagliflozinImprove glycemic control in type 2 diabetes; reduce risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization in adults with heart failure.
Jardiance works in the kidneys to filter out excess blood sugar directly into the urine, protecting both the heart and kidneys while lowering blood sugar levels.
Metformin
Generic: Metformin HydrochlorideImprove glycemic control in adults and children with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Metformin works by stopping the liver from overproducing unnecessary glucose and training muscle cells to utilize circulating sugar more effectively, without stressing the pancreas or causing low blood sugar crashes.
Teneligliptin
Generic: Teneligliptin (Teneligliptin Hydrobromide Hydrate)Adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, either as monotherapy or in dual/triple combination therapy with metformin, sulfonylureas, glitazones, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, or insulin; especially preferred in diabetic patients with comorbid mild, moderate, or severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) or diabetic nephropathy.
Teneligliptin works as an incretin enhancer. When you eat, your digestive tract produces natural gut hormones (GLP-1) that signal your pancreas to release insulin and stop releasing extra sugar into your blood. Normally, a bodily enzyme called DPP-4 quickly destroys these helpful hormones. Teneligliptin blocks DPP-4, allowing your natural gut hormones to stay active longer, naturally stabilizing your blood sugar levels after meals and throughout the day without causing weight gain or low blood sugar.
Vildagliptin
Generic: VildagliptinIndicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as monotherapy or in dual/triple combination with metformin, sulfonylureas, or insulin.
Vildagliptin protects the body's natural gut hormones (incretins) from being broken down by the DPP-4 enzyme. This prompts the pancreas to release more insulin when blood sugar levels rise after eating, and tells the liver to produce less sugar, maintaining healthy glucose balance without causing sudden low blood sugar crashes.
Voglibose
Generic: VogliboseImprovement and management of postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus when diet and exercise alone, or diet/exercise combined with oral hypoglycemic agents (such as metformin, sulfonylureas, or DPP-4 inhibitors) or insulin, do not achieve adequate glycemic control; prevention of progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to overt type 2 diabetes.
Voglibose works directly inside the small intestine to slow down the digestion of starchy carbohydrates and table sugars from food. By temporarily blocking the digestive enzymes (alpha-glucosidases) that break down food into glucose, it spreads out carbohydrate absorption over a longer period. This prevents dangerous post-meal blood sugar spikes without putting extra stress on the pancreas or causing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).