Saxagliptin

ساکساگلیپتین

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🍽️ Alimentary Tract And MetabolismDPP-4 inhibitor

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Onglyza (US)

🧮 Dose calculator

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

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ History of serious hypersensitivity to saxagliptin (anaphylaxis, angioedema, exfoliative skin conditions). FDA Saxagliptin · 4

Warnings

  • • Pancreatitis; heart failure; hypoglycaemia with insulin or sulfonylureas; hypersensitivity; severe arthralgia; bullous pemphigoid. FDA Saxagliptin · 5

Renal adjustment

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

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

    “Risk Summary Limited data with saxagliptin in pregnant women are not sufficient to determine a drug-associated risk for major birth defects or miscarriages.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

    “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of saxagliptin in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

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

    “The safety and effectiveness of saxagliptin as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus 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 Saxagliptin · 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 [ see Dosage and Administration (2.2)and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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

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