chlorpropamide

American

[klawr-prop-uh-mahyd, -proh-puh-, klohr-] / klɔrˈprɒp əˌmaɪd, -ˈproʊ pə-, kloʊr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

an oral hypoglycemic substance, C 10 H 13 ClN 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of certain kinds of diabetes mellitus.

chlorpropamide British

/ klɔːˈprəʊpəˌmaɪd /

noun

a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C 10 H 13 ClN 2 O 3 S

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Etymology

Origin of chlorpropamide

First recorded in 1955–60; chlor- ² + prop(ane) + amide

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For chlorpropamide and metahexamide, the proportions were about the same�but not the patients: some who did poorly on tolbutamide responded to one of the other drugs, and a few who failed on two responded to the third.

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