Open AccessWhere do conventional OADs stand
Author(s) -
Rakesh Sahay,
V Sri Nagesh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.104053
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
The last two decades have witnessed unprecedented activity in the field of OADs with many new drugs becoming available. Concerns with OAD include cardiovascular safety, fear about hypoglycemia, weight gain etc. In this article we attempt to review OADs , sulfonylureas in particular, in the light of the newer agents.