Medicines for Diabetes Mellitus

 Here is list of drugs and medicines used for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

 INSULINS 

Biphasic (mixed) insulins
Humalog Mix25 (biphasic insulin lispro)
Humalog Mix50 (biphasic insulin lispro)
Humulin M3 (biphasic isophane insulin)
Hypurin porcine 30/70 (biphasic isophane insulin)
Insuman comb (biphasic isophane insulin)
Mixtard (biphasic isophane insulin)
NovoMix 30 (biphasic insulin aspart)
Pork mixtard 30 (biphasic isophane insulin)
 
Intermediate and long-acting insulins
Humulin I (isophane insulin)
Hypurin bovine isophane (isophane insulin)
Hypurin bovine lente (insulin zinc suspension)
Hypurin bovine protamine zinc (protamine zinc insulin)
Hypurin porcine isophane (isophane insulin)
Insulatard (isophane insulin)
Insuman basal (isophane insulin)
Lantus (insulin glargine)
Levemir (insulin detemir)
Pork insulatard (isophane insulin)
 
Short-acting insulins
Actrapid (human soluble insulin)
Apidra (insulin glulisine)
Exubera (human insulin)
Humalog (insulin lispro)
Humulin S (human soluble insulin)
Hypurin bovine neutral (bovine soluble insulin)
Hypurin porcine neutral (porcine soluble insulin)
Insuman rapid (human soluble insulin)
NovoRapid (insulin aspart)
Pork actrapid (porcine soluble insulin)
 
MEDICINES FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES 

Biguanides
Glucophage (metformin)
Metsol (metformin)
 
Glitazones
Actos (pioglitazone)
Avandamet (rosiglitazone, metformin)
Avandia (rosiglitazone)
Competact (pioglitazone, metformin)
 
Sulphonylureas
Amaryl (glimepiride)
Chlorpropamide
Daonil (glibenclamide)
Diaglyk (gliclazide)
Diamicron (gliclazide)
Diamicron MR (gliclazide)
Glibenese (glipizide)
Glurenorm (gliquidone)
Minodiab (glipizide)
Semi-daonil (glibenclamide)
Tolbutamide
Vivazide (gliclazide)
 
 
Other oral medicines for type 2 diabetes
Glucobay (acarbose)
Prandin (repaglinide)
Starlix tablets (nateglinide)

Injectable medicines for type 2 diabetes
Byetta (exenatide)