Chemicals and Drugs

Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors

Compounds that inhibit SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2. They lower blood sugar by preventing the reabsorption of glucose by the kidney and are used in the treatment of TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.

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Compounds that inhibit SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2. They lower blood sugar by preventing the reabsorption of glucose by the kidney and are used in the treatment of TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.

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  • Gliflozin
  • Gliflozins
  • SGLT-2 Inhibitor
  • SGLT-2 Inhibitors
  • SGLT2 Inhibitor
  • SGLT2 Inhibitors
  • Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitor
  • Inhibitor, SGLT-2
  • Inhibitor, SGLT2
  • SGLT 2 Inhibitor
  • SGLT 2 Inhibitors
  • Sodium Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitor
  • Sodium Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2019

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077203. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077203
  2. Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGLT2_inhibitor
  3. Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20089925