Exenatide

🧮 Dose calculator

Type 2 diabetes mellitus · Regimen source: FDA Byetta · 2.1

• • Do not inject after a meal. Never share a pen between patients. FDA Byetta · 2.1FDA Byetta · 5.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Byetta · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Limited data with BYETTA in pregnant women are not sufficient to determine a drug-associated risk for major birth defects or miscarriage.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Byetta · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of BYETTA, in human milk, the effects of BYETTA on the breastfed infant, or the effects of BYETTA on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Byetta · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of BYETTA have not been established in pediatric patients.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Byetta · 8.5

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection in the elderly based on renal function.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.