Acetohexamide

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Uses of Acetohexamide

Updated: November 15, 2013

Acetohexamide is used in the treatment of:

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetohexamide Brand Names

Acetohexamide may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Dymelor

Acetohexamide Drug Class

Acetohexamide is part of the drug class:

Sulfonamides, urea derivatives

Acetohexamide Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

ACEBUTOLOL/ACETOHEXAMIDE
ACETOHEXAMIDE/ATENOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/BETAXOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/BISOPROLOL FUMARATE
ACETOHEXAMIDE/CARTEOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/CIPROFLOXACIN
ACETOHEXAMIDE/GATIFLOXACIN
ACETOHEXAMIDE/LABETALOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/LEVOFLOXACIN
ACETOHEXAMIDE/METOPROLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/NADOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/NORFLOXACIN
ACETOHEXAMIDE/OFLOXACIN
ACETOHEXAMIDE/PENBUTOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/PINDOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/PROPRANOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/SOTALOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/TIMOLOL
ACETOHEXAMIDE/VORICONAZOLE

This is not a complete list of Acetohexamidedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Acetohexamide and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

AcetoHEXAMIDE falls into category C:

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans, though. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.

There are no well-controlled studies that have been done in pregnant women. AcetoHEXAMIDE should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.

No studies have been done in animals, and no well-controlled studies have been done in pregnant women. AcetoHEXAMIDE should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.