Definition of "diazoxide" []

• A potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin. (noun)

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• "Agents such as diazoxide may prolong or deepen subsequent hypotension."
• "Diffuse KATP HI usually cannot be controlled with diazoxide medication."
• "Focal KATP HI usually cannot be controlled with diazoxide medication The treatment of focal KATP HI usually includes octreotide, continuous dextrose, and/or pancreatectomy."