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SULFONYLUREAS [2 records]

Record 1 2015-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
CONT

Sulfonylureas have two significant drug-disease interactions. Most are metabolized in the liver to active or inactive metabolites. When significant impairment in liver function is present, sulfonylurea metabolism may be altered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
CONT

Un médicament peut aggraver une pathologie ou une condition préexistante. Les événements iatrogènes sont plus souvent la conséquence d'une interaction médicament-maladie.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Chemicals
CONT

In recent years the chemical industry has introduced several herbicides that are more ecologically sound than those of the past, notably glyphosate, produced by Monsanto, and a series of compounds called sulfonylureas developed by Du Pont.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)

Spanish

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