How To Take Sitagliptin 50 Mg

For patients taking sitagliptin alone.

How to take sitagliptin 50 mg. Januvia is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sitagliptin is used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes. However the dose is usually not more than 50 mg of sitagliptin and 1000 mg of metformin two times per day. Januvia is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

For patients receiving metformin 1000 mg day. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include headache drowsiness. Patients using two janumet xr tablets such as two 50 mg sitagliptin 500 mg metformin hcl extended release tablets or two 50 mg sitagliptin 1000 mg metformin hcl extended release tablets should take the two tablets together once daily. Sitagliptin 50 mg metformin 500 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving metformin 1700 or 2000 mg day.

The dose of your sulfonylurea medicine or insulin may need to be lowered while you use januvia. If you take januvia with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar hypoglycemia such as a sulfonylurea or insulin your risk of getting low blood sugar is higher. Sitagliptin 50 mg metformin 1000 mg orally twice a day initial doses. Sitagliptin only comes as a tablet you take by mouth.

It works by regulating the levels of insulin your body produces after eating. Sitagliptin 100 mg metformin 1000 mg orally once a day. The dosage is based on your medical condition kidney function and response to treatment. Extended release for patients not receiving metformin.

Adults at first 50 milligrams mg of sitagliptin and 500 mg of metformin two times per day. The incidence and rate of hypoglycemia based on all reports of symptomatic hypoglycemia were. Take this medication by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor usually once daily.