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Definition of Glyburide

1. Noun. An oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas.

Definition of Glyburide

1. Noun. Glibenclamide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Glyburide

1. An oral hypoglycemic agent (a prescription drug that people take to lower the level of glucose in the blood). The pills work for some people whose pancreas still makes some insulin. They can help the body in several ways, such as by causing the cells in the pancreas to release more insulin. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Glyburide

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1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"The second-generation drugs glipizide and glyburide are unique for their more potent equivalent therapeutic dose than the first-generation agents and for ..."

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