Glycerol Phenylbutyrate Brand Name– RAVICTI What is Glycerol Phenylbutyrate Glycerol phenylbutyrate is a nitrogen-binding agent that provides an alternative vehicle for waste nitrogen excretion in patients with urea cycle disorders (UCD). In patients with UCD, toxic concentrations of ammonia accumulate due to inherited deficiencies of necessary enzymes or transporters, preventing the synthesis of urea from …
Glyburide Metformin Brand Name– Glucovance What is Glyburide Metformin Glyburide metformin is a combination of 2 oral antidiabetic agents. The combination is used as an adjunct to diet and exercise to lower blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Metformin is an oral biguanide antidiabetic agent. While metformin carries a low …
Glyburide Brand Names Diabeta | Glycron | Glynase PresTab | Micronase What is Glyburide Glyburide is a potent, ‘second-generation’, oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic agent. Glyburide is 150 times more potent than tolbutamide on a molar basis. Glyburide is also twice as potent as the related second-generation agent glipizide. Glyburide is primarily used as an adjunct to diet to lower …
Glucosamine Brand Names- Genicin | OptiFlex-G What is Glucosamine Glucosamine is one of several naturally-occurring 6-carbon amino sugars found in the body. Amino sugars are essential building blocks for mucopolysaccharides, mucoproteins, and mucolipids. Examples of mucopolysaccharides include chondroitin, heparin, and hyaluronic acid. Connective tissue is composed of the insoluble protein fibers collagen and elastin which are …
Glucarpidase Brand Name– VORAXAZE What is Glucarpidase Glucarpidase is an intravenous carboxypeptidase enzyme approved to reduce toxic plasma methotrexate concentrations (greater than 1 micromol/L) in adults and pediatric patients with delayed methotrexate clearance (greater than 2 standard deviations of the mean methotrexate excretion curve specific for the dose of methotrexate administered) due to impaired renal …
Glucagon Brand Names baqsimi | GlucaGen | Glucagon | Gvoke What is Glucagon Recombinant glucagon is identical to native glucagon. The recombinant injection products are expressed in either a Saccharoyces cervisiae (e.g., GlucaGen) or Escherichia coli strain (e.g., Glucagon, Lilly), with subsequent purification. Glucagon nasal powder (Baqsimi) and glucagon injection (Gvoke) are also identical to native glucagon. Native human glucagon is a …
Glipizide Metformin Brand Name– Metaglip What is Glipizide Metformin Glipizide metformin is a combination of 2 oral antidiabetic agents. The combination is used as an adjunct to diet and exercise to lower blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Metformin is an oral biguanide antidiabetic agent. While metformin carries a low …