Sitagliptin
Also sold as: Januvia
Prescription neededDiabetes tablets
Comes as:Tablet
Also sold as: Januvia
Usual adult dose: 100 mg once a day, with or without food. Lower doses (50 or 25 mg) are used in kidney disease.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
The combination increases the risk of low blood sugar; the sulfonylurea dose may need to be lowered.
Sitagliptin can slightly raise digoxin levels; monitoring may be needed.