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Sitagliptin + metformin in type 2 diabetes: Added benefit over sulfonylurea + metformin

Sitagliptin (trade names: Januvia and Xelevia) is approved for certain adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose blood-glucose levels are inadequately controlled by diet and exercise alone. The fixed ...
Healio

Diabetes more effectively treated with immediate sitagliptin, metformin combination therapy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Clinical practice guidelines recommend adding second-line agents, such as DPP-IV inhibitors, if glycemic ...
Medscape

Initial Combination Therapy With Sitagliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, and Metformin for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Janumet™ (MK-0431A) combines two OADs with complementary mechanisms of action to improve glycemic control, sitagliptin and metformin. The tablet was designed in order to be bioequivalent to ...
FierceBiotech

Information for Healthcare Professionals - Acute pancreatitis and sitagliptin (marketed as Januvia and Janumet)

FDA is revising the prescribing information for Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) to include information on reported cases of acute ...
News Medical

Sitagliptin/Metformin Mylan

Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMIN MYLAN or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI. Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Janumet Xr

Sitagliptin, metformin (as HCl) ext-rel; 50mg/500mg, 50mg/1000mg, 100mg/1000mg; tabs. Individualize. Swallow whole. Take once daily with a meal, preferably in the evening. Not currently treated with ...
FiercePharma

In a New Study, Treatment With JANUMET® (sitagliptin/metformin), Merck's Diabetes Medicine, Resulted In Significantl

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New data were presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 70 th Annual Scientific Sessions from a study comparing ...
Healio

Adherence high with sitagliptin plus metformin

Compared with adults on sulfonylurea plus metformin, adults prescribed sitagliptin plus metformin had significantly better adherence and persistence, study data show. “In this observational study ...
Business Wire

Study Finds That ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) When Added To Metformin Was Non-Inferior To JANUVIA (SITAGLIPTIN) When Added To Metformin In Reducing Hemoglobin (HbA1c) In Adults ...

Study Finds That ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) When Added To Metformin Was Non-Inferior To JANUVIA (SITAGLIPTIN) When Added To Metformin In Reducing Hemoglobin (HbA1c) In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ...
FierceBiotech

Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) and JANUMET® (sitagliptin/metformin) as Add-On to Insulin

Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) and JANUMET® (sitagliptin/metformin) as Add-On to Insulin in the European Union WHITEHOUSE STATION ...
Business Wire

Merck Receives Complete Response Letter from the U.S. FDA for TECOS Study with Sitagliptin

KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response ...
News Medical

Sitagliptin/Metformin XR Mylan

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMIN XR MYLAN contains the active ingredients ...