.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.A_AlimentaryTractAndMetabolism.A10B_BloodGlucoseLoweringDrugsExclInsulins.A10BB31_Acetohexamide.Acetohexamide .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.A_AlimentaryTractAndMetabolism.A10B_BloodGlucoseLoweringDrugsExclInsulins.A10BB31_Acetohexamide.Acetohexamide| name: | Acetohexamide | |
| ATC code: | A10BB31 | route: | oral |
| compartments: | 1 | |
| dosage: | 250 | mg |
| volume of distribution: | 0.27 | L |
| clearance: | 30 | mL/min |
| other parameters in model implementation | ||
Acetohexamide is a first-generation sulfonylurea oral hypoglycemic agent formerly used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus to stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells. Its use has largely been discontinued and replaced by newer second-generation sulfonylureas and other antidiabetic agents.
Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy adults; no specific recent clinical PK publication found.