Sitagliptin
gliptin · DPP-4 inhibitor, oral antidiabetic
Our referenceWhat this medicine is for
Sitagliptin belongs to the category “gliptin (DPP-4 inhibitor, oral antidiabetic)”. Gliptins prolong the action of intestinal hormones that stimulate insulin after meals, which lowers blood sugar without themselves causing hypoglycemia.
For Sitagliptine, in practice: Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at set times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
Sitagliptin is part of about 25 presentations listed in France. It comes under various trade names and as generics.
- Janumet
- Januvia
- Sitagliptine Almus
- Sitagliptine Arrow
- Sitagliptine Bgr
- Sitagliptine Cristers
- Sitagliptine Eg
- Sitagliptine Evolugen
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Our product for this treatment
You take Sitagliptin. For people who follow this type of treatment every day, we have designed a dedicated product.
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B12 as methylcobalamin, active folates, thiamine.
B12 1,000 µg · Folate 100 µg · Thiamine 50 mg
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Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Vitamin B12 in Foods, Food Supplements, and Medicines, A Review of Its Role and Properties with a Focus on Its Stability
- Systematic Review and Pragmatic Clinical Approach to Oral and Nasal Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Treatment in Patients with Vitamin B12 Deficiency Related to Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Oral cobalamin (vitamin B12) treatment. An update
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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