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Type

2012 edition

2018 edition

Variety name

Dosage form, specification

Variety name

Dosage form, specification

Insulin

Insulin

Animal-sourced insulin injection (short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, and premixed): 400 units

Recombinant human insulin injection (short-acting, intermediate-acting, and premixed 30R): 300 units, 400 units

Insulin

Animal-sourced insulin injection (short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, and premixed): 300 units, 400 units

Recombinant human insulin injection (short-acting, intermediate-acting, and premixed 30R): 300 units, 400 units

Insulin Glargine

Injection: 3ml:300 units (prefilled), 3ml:300 units (refill)

Non-insulin secretagogue

Thiazolidinedione (glitazone)

Pioglitazone

Tablet: 15mg, 30mg

Capsule: 15mg, 30mg

Biguanide

Metformin

Tablet, enteric-coated (tablet, capsule), sustained-release tablet: 0.25g, 0.5g

Capsule: 0.25g

Metformin

Tablet, enteric-coated (tablet, capsule), sustained-release tablet: 0.25g, 0.5g

Capsule: 0.25g

Sustained-release capsule: 0.25g

SGLT-2 inhibitor

Dapagliflozin

Tablet: 5mg, 10mg

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor

Acarbose

Tablet, capsule: 50mg

Acarbose

Tablet, capsule: 50mg

Type

2012 edition

2018 edition

Variety name

Dosage form, specification

Variety name

Dosage form, specification

Incretin

GLP-1 receptor agonist

Liraglutide

Injection: 3ml:18mg

DPP-4 inhibitor

Sitagliptin

Tablet: 25mg, 50mg, 100mg

Linagliptin

Tablet: 5mg

Insulin secretagogue

Sulfonylurea

Glibenclamide

Tablet: 2.5mg

Glibenclamide

Tablet: 2.5mg

Glipizide

Tablet, capsule: 5mg

Glipizide

Tablet, capsule: 5mg

Glimepiride

Tablet: 1mg, 2mg

Glimepiride

Tablet: 1mg, 2mg

Gliquidone

Tablet: 30mg

Gliclazide

Tablet (II): 80mg

Non-sulfonylurea (glinide)

Repaglinide

Tablet: 0.5mg, 1mg, 2mg