Sitagliptin Aspire
Sitagliptin Aspire is a medicine that helps lower high blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin after meals and reducing sugar made by the body.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
50 mg
Active Ingredient
Sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate
Manufacturer
Aspire Pharma (Malta) Limited
How to Use
Dosage
One 100 mg film-coated tablet.
Method
Take once daily by mouth, with or without food.
Important
The maximum recommended daily dose is 100 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Low blood sugar
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Gas (flatulence)
- •Constipation
- •Swollen hands or feet
- •Common cold symptoms (stuffy/runny nose, sore throat, upper respiratory infection)
- •Headache
- •Joint pain
- •Arm or leg pain
RARE
- •Stomach pain
- •Diarrhea
- •Drowsiness
- •Dry mouth
- •Dizziness
- •Itching
- •Decreased number of platelets (blood clotting cells)
- •Kidney problems, sometimes needing dialysis
- •Muscle pain
- •Back pain
- •Lung disease (interstitial lung disease)
- •Skin blisters (bullous pemphigoid)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to sitagliptin or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you get severe, constant stomach pain that may spread to your back, with or without feeling sick or vomiting. These could be signs of pancreatitis (inflamed pancreas).
- If you get blisters on your skin, your doctor may tell you to stop taking this medicine.
- If you have a serious allergic reaction (like rash, hives, skin peeling, or swelling of your face, lips, tongue, and throat that causes trouble breathing or swallowing), stop taking this medicine and get medical help immediately.
- Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
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- This medicine should not be used by children or teenagers under 18 years old.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, or a history of pancreatitis, gallstones, alcoholism, or very high triglyceride levels.
- If you take this medicine with certain other diabetes medications (like sulfonylureas or insulin), you might get low blood sugar. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose of your other medicine.