Research Pharmacist Interview Questions and Answers

Metformin works by decreasing glucose production in the liver and increasing insulin sensitivity in the body.

• Metformin is a biguanide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes.

• It reduces the amount of glucose produced by the liver.

• It increases insulin sensitivity in the body, allowing cells to use glucose more effectively.

• It also slows the absorption of glucose from the intestines.

• Metformin does not increase insulin secretion from the pancreas.

The active constituents of the drug vasaka are alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds.

• Vasaka is derived from the plant Adhatoda vasica

• The alkaloids in vasaka include vasicine and vasicinone

• Flavonoids in vasaka include quercetin and kaempferol

• Phenolic compounds in vasaka include gallic acid and caffeic acid