Definition of Chlorpropamide

1. Noun. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chlorpropamide

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Medical Definition of Chlorpropamide

1. A sulfonylurea hypoglycaemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Pharmacological action: hypoglycaemic agents. Chemical name: Benzenesulfonamide, 4-chloro-N-((propylamino)carbonyl)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chlorpropamide

chlorphenamidine
chlorphenamine
chlorphenesin
chlorphenindione
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine maleate
chlorphenol red
chlorphentermine
chlorphentermine hydrochloride
chlorpicrin
chlorproethazine hydrochloride
chlorproguanil hydrochloride
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazines
chlorpropamide (current term)
chlorpropamides
chlorpropham
chlorprothixene
chlorpyrifos
chlorpyrifos-oxonase
chlorsulfuron-5-hydroxylase
chlortetracycline
chlorthalidone
chlorthenoxazin
chlorthiamide
chlorthymol
chlortoluron
chlorurated

Literary usage of Chlorpropamide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The longest acting agent is chlorpropamide. This medication need only be taken once ... chlorpropamide can induce hypoglycemia and low sodium in the blood. ..."

2. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: Treatment Improvement Protocol edited by Frederic C. Blow (1999)
"... sulfonylurea Tolbutamide, chlorpropamide Isoniazid Ketoconazole, griseofulvin Lithium Meprobamate Methotrexate Metronidazole Nitroglycerin Phenformin ..."

3. Pharmaceutical R&D: Costs, Risks and Rewards by Office of Technology Assessment (1994)
"One reviewer of OTA's draft report pointed out that one compound, chlorpropamide, whose patent expired in 1985 and whose 1985 inflation-adjusted sales were ..."

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