Epalrestat is used in: (A) Hypeension, (B) Hyperlipidemia, (C) HIV, (D) Diabetes
Answer is D. It is a aldose reductase inhibitor. Thereby it prevent conversion of glucose in to sorbitol. Sorbitol act like a tissue toxin & is responsible for many of the complica on of diabetes. So Epalrestat is use as a drug to prevent the complica on of diabetes. But it does not reduce the blood sugar level.