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Table 5 Medication classification codes for oral antihyperglycemic agents

From: Sulfonylurea use and the risk of hospital readmission in patients with type 2 diabetes

Drug class

Therapeutic classification code

Sulfonylureas

213

Other oral antihyperglycemic agents

 

 Biguanides

214

 Thiazolidinediones

271

 Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors

216

 Meglitinides

282

 Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors

371

 Antidiabetic combinations

314