It is meant to be taken in conjunction with oral medication by patients who have had persistent problems maintaining steady glucose levels.

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Your doctor might prescribe oral medication at first before moving on to injectible medications because oral medications are easier to take and they're less expensive.

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Diabetes can be controlled with insulin injections, oral medication or diet.

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Memantine (Namenda) is another oral medication.

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She was prescribed an oral insulin medication -- a medicine that is no longer given to adolescents due to harmful side effects.

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To treat nail fungus, your doctor may prescribe an oral antifungal medication.

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Some key introductions included the roll out of oral care products (under the Oral-B banner) in Latin America, OTC medication in Poland and Russia and hand soaps across several nations in Africa.

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