different between thiazolidinedione vs troglitazone

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thiazolidinedione (plural thiazolidinediones)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups

From [Term?] +? -glitazone (“thiazolidinedione derivative”).

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troglitazone (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A thiazolidinedione derivative C₂₄H₂₇NO₅S formerly used to treat type 2 diabetes but now withdrawn from use because of its link to serious hepatic reactions.

“troglitazone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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