Examination of a 70-year-old patient rrevealed insulin-dependent diabetes. What drug should be administered?

Answer options

1. Parathyroidin
2. Insulin
3. Cortisone
4. Glibenclamid
5. Mercazolilum

Explanation

Glibenclamide, also known as glyburide, is an antidiabetic drug in a class of medications known as sulfonylureas. It is used as an oral hypoglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus by stimulating the production of endogenic insulin in pancreatic B-cells.