.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.A_AlimentaryTractAndMetabolism.A10B_BloodGlucoseLoweringDrugsExclInsulins.A10BB06_Carbutamide.Carbutamide .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.A_AlimentaryTractAndMetabolism.A10B_BloodGlucoseLoweringDrugsExclInsulins.A10BB06_Carbutamide.Carbutamide| name: | Carbutamide |
| ATC code: | A10BB06 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Carbutamide is a first-generation sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic drug historically used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. It acts by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells. Carbutamide is largely obsolete and is not commonly used in clinical practice today due to safer alternatives with better efficacy and lower risk of adverse effects.
Pharmacokinetic parameters estimated for a typical adult (based on pharmacological class analogs and limited historical data). No recent or direct human PK studies with full parameterization are available for carbutamide.