glipizide

trade name: Glucotrol; drug class: oral antidiabetic (second generation); action: causes functioning β cells in pancrease to release insulin, leading to a drop in blood glucose levels; use: stable adultonset diabetes mellitus (type 2).

An oral sulfonylurea having hypoglycemic activity and used therapeutically as an antidiabetic.

A second generation sulfonylurea derivative, used as an oral hypoglycemia agent in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, most commonly in cats.