Which of the following statement about diazoxide is false
High-Yield Explanation
Diazoxide cause hyperglycemia and not hypoglycemia Diazoxide is a potassium channel activator, which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions. This switches off voltage-gated calcium ion channels, preventing calcium flux across the sarcolemma and activation of the contractile apparatus Refer katzung 11e p180