Oral Hypoglycaemics and Insulin Drug Names

Question 1

Metformin

Answer 1

Biguanides (insulin sensitiser oral hypoglycaemic)

Question 2

Pioglitazone

Answer 2

Glitazone (insulin sensitiser oral hypoglycaemic)

Question 3

Rosiglitazone

Answer 3

Glitazone (insulin sensitiser oral hypoglycaemic)

Question 4

Gliclazide

Answer 4

Sulfonylureas (insulin secretagogue oral hypoglycaemics)

Question 5

Glibenclamide

Answer 5

Sulfonylureas (insulin secretagogue oral hypoglycaemics)

Question 6

Repaglinide

Answer 6

Meglitinides (insulin secretagogue oral hypoglycaemic)

Question 7

Acarbose

Answer 7

Insulin secretagogue oral hypoglycaemic

Question 8

Exenatide

Answer 8

Incretin mimetic oral hypoglycaemic

Question 9

Liraglutide

Answer 9

mimics GLP-1, incretin mimetic oral hypoglycaemic

Question 10

Sitaglipitin

Answer 10

DPP-4 inhibitors (incretin mimetic oral hypoglycaemic)

Question 11

Vildagliptin

Answer 11

DPP-4 inhibitor incretin mimetic oral hypoglycaemic

Question 12

Insulin lispro

Answer 12

very short acting (0.25hr onset, 1hr peak, 4hr duration) insulin

Question 13

Insulin aspart

Answer 13

very short acting (0.25hr onset, 1hr peak, 4hr duration) insulin

Question 14

Insulin neutral

Answer 14

Short acting (0.5, 2, 5) insulin

Question 15

Insulin isophane (protamine)

Answer 15

Intermediate acting (1.5, 8, 14) insulin

Question 16

Insulin lente (zinc)

Answer 16

Intermediate acting (1.5, 8, 14) insulin

Question 17

Insulin glargine

Answer 17

Long acting (2, 10, 24+) insulin

Question 18

Insulin detemir

Answer 18

Long acting (2, 10, 24+) insulin

Question 19

Humalog mix75/25

Answer 19

Premix insulin: 75% insulin lispro protamine, 25% insulin lispro

Question 20

Insulin sensitisers

Answer 20

Biguanides (metformin), glitazones (pioglitazone and rosiglitazone)

Question 21

Insulin secretagogues

Answer 21

Sulfonylureas (gliclazide and glibenclamide), meglitinides (repaglinide), acarbose

Question 22

Incretin mimetics

Answer 22

exenatide, liraglutide - mimics GLP-1

Question 23

DDP-4 inhibitors

Answer 23

sitagliptin, vildagliptin

Question 24

Very short acting insulin

Answer 24

insulin lispro, insulin aspart

Question 25

Short acting insulin

Answer 25

insulin neutral

Question 26

Intermediate acting insulin

Answer 26

Insulin isophane (protamine), insulin lente (zinc)

Question 27

Long acting insulin

Answer 27

Insulin glargine, insulin detemir

Question 28

Premixed insulin

Answer 28

Humalog mix75/25 (75% insulin lispro protamine, 25% insulin lispro)