dapagliflozin

Meaning

1. A drug C₂₁H₂₅ClO₆·C₃H₈O₂·H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Farxiga.

Etymology / origin

From dapa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

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