Table 5.

Therapeutic Classes of Diabetes Medication Examined

Drug class	Examples of medications included
Insulin	• Insulin glargine • Insulin aspart • Insulin (human)
Biguanides	• Metformin
Sulfonylureas	• Chlorpropamide • Glimepiride • Glipizide • Glyburide • Tolazamide • Tolbutamide
Thiazolidinediones	• Rosiglitazone • Pioglitazone
Meglitinides	• Nateglinide • Repaglinide
GLP-1 agonists	• Exenatide • Liraglutide
Amylin analogs	• Pramlintide
DPP-4 inhibitors	• Sitagliptin • Saxagliptin • Linagliptin
Alpha-glycosidase inhibitors	• Acarbose • Miglitol
Combination oral antidiabetic agents	• Metformin and sulfonamides • Metformin and pioglitazone • Metformin and sitagliptin