Definition of "glipizide" [glipizide]

• A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. (noun)

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• "Use with caution if taking blood sugar lowering medications, such as glipizide (Glucotrol and Glucotrol XL), glyburide (Micronase or Diabeta), glucophage (Metformin), or insulin, as omega-3 fatty acid supplements may increase your need for the medication (s)."
• "The other study compared dapagliflozin with glipizide, another common diabetes treatment."
• "Metformin and sulfonylurea drugs -- the latter a class of diabetes drugs including glyburide, glipizide, chlorpropamide, tolbutamide and tolazamide -- are often among the first medications prescribed to lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes."