- Nateglinide
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Nateglinide Systematic (IUPAC) name 3-phenyl-2-[(4-propan-2-ylcyclohexanecarbonyl)amino]propanoic acid Clinical data Trade names Starlix AHFS/Drugs.com monograph MedlinePlus a699057 Licence data EMA:Link, US FDA:link Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status POM (UK) ℞-only (US) Routes Oral Pharmacokinetic data Protein binding 98% Half-life 1.5 hours Identifiers CAS number 105816-04-4 ATC code A10BX03 PubChem CID 60026 DrugBank APRD00593 ChemSpider 10482084 UNII 41X3PWK4O2 KEGG D01111 ChEMBL CHEMBL783 Chemical data Formula C19H27NO3 Mol. mass 317.423 g/mol SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify)
Nateglinide (INN, trade name Starlix) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Nateglinide was developed by Ajinomoto, a Japanese company and sold by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
Nateglinide belongs to the meglitinide class of blood glucose-lowering drugs.
Pharmacology
Nateglinide lowers blood glucose by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas. It achieves this by closing ATP-dependent potassium channels in the membrane of the β cells. This depolarizes the β cells and causes voltage-gated calcium channels to open. The resulting calcium influx induces fusion of insulin-containing vesicles with the cell membrane, and insulin secretion occurs.
Dosage
Nateglinide is delivered in 60mg & 120mg tablet form.
External links
- Starlix - website of the manufacturer.
- How Nateglinide Works - website of the manufacturer.
Oral anti-diabetic drugs and Insulin analogs (A10) Insulin K+ ATPMeglitinides/"glinides"Nateglinide • Repaglinide • MitiglinideGLP-1 analogsExenatide • Liraglutide • Taspoglutide† • Albiglutide† • LixisenatideAnalogs/other insulinsfast-acting (Insulin lispro • Insulin aspart • Insulin glulisine) • short-acting (Regular insulin) • long-acting (Insulin glargine • Insulin detemir • NPH insulin) • ultra-long-acting (Insulin degludec†) • inhalable Exubera‡Other Amylin analogSGLT2 inhibitorsCanagliflozin† • Dapagliflozin† • Remogliflozin§ • Sergliflozin§OtherBenfluorex‡ • Tolrestat‡Categories:- Meglitinides
- Amides
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