Generic name: sitagliptin [ SI-ta-glip-tin ]
Brand name: Januvia
Dosage form: oral tablet (100 mg; 25 mg; 50 mg)
Drug class:Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors
What is sitagliptin?
Sitagliptin is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sitagliptin is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Sitagliptin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Call your doctor if you have symptoms of heart failure--shortness of breath (even while lying down), swelling in your legs or feet, rapid weight gain.
Stop taking sitagliptin and call your doctor if you have symptoms of pancreatitis: severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, with or without vomiting.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use sitagliptin if you are allergic to it, or if you have diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin).
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis);
heart problems;
high triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood);
