Oral Drugs for Diabetes

Part of the Diabetes For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Insulin shots aren't the only drug treatment for diabetes. If your doctor prescribes oral drugs for your diabetes, use this chart to look up the medication names and dosage amounts. Then educate yourself on diabetes medications, their possible side effects, and drug interactions.

Class	Brand Name	Generic Name	Average Dose	Range
Sulfonylureas	Orinase	tolbutamide	1,500 mg	500-3,000 mg
	Tolinase	tolazamide	250 mg	100-1,000 mg
	Diabinase	chlorpropamide	250 mg	100-500 mg
	Dymelor	acetohexamide	500 mg	250-1,500 mg
	Glucotrol	glipazide	10 mg	2.5-40 mg
	DiaBeta, Glynase	glyburide	7.5 mg	1.25-20 mg
	Amaryl	glimepiride	4 mg	1-8 mg
Meglitinides	Prandin	repaglinide	1 mg	0.5-4 mg
	Starlix	nateglinide	180 mg	180-360 mg
Biguanides	Glucophage	metformin	1,000 mg	500-2,000 mg
Thiazolidinediones	Actos	pioglitazone	30 mg	15-45 mg
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors	Precose Glyset	Acarbose miglitol	100 mg 50 mg	50-250 mg 25-75 mg
DPP-4 Inhibitors	Januvia	sitagliptin	100 mg	25-100 mg