A 60-year-old male patient has type II diabetes. A doctor has prescribed him synthetic hypoglycemic long-acting drug that is sulfonylurea derivative. What drug is it?

Answer options

1. Acarbose
2. Glibenclamide
3. Actrapid (soluble insulin)
4. Metformin
5. Butamide

Explanation

Glibenclamide is an antidiabetic drug in a class of medications known as sulfonylureas. other sulfonylureas drugs are glipizide (Glucotrol), gliclazide, etc.