Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral hypoglycemic drug, C16H15F6N5O, used in its phosphate form to treat type 2 diabetes.
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- noun medicine A particular
antihyperglycemic drug
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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For Merck, this is a chance to boost sales of Januvia, generically known as sitagliptin, whose sales rose 30 percent to $779 million in the second quarter.
FOXNews.com 2011
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For Merck, this is a chance to boost sales of Januvia, generically known as sitagliptin, whose sales rose 30 percent to $779 million in the second quarter.
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In 2007, for example, new drugs such as sitagliptin (brand name Januvia, $160 per average prescription) and exenatide (Byetta, $202) made up eight percent and four percent, respectively, of all physician office visits where a diabetes drug was prescribed.
Emaxhealth 2008
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That medication costs about 35 cents a pill when bought as a generic, compared with $6.42 a pill for Januvia sitagliptin, one of the newest diabetes on the market.
Major review of 166 studies says best diabetes drug is cheapest 2011
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BANGALORE -- India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Monday said it will sell Merck & Co. Inc .'s diabetes products--sitagliptin and sitagliptin plus metformin--under different brand names in India as part of an India-specific strategic partnership agreement with the U.S. company.
Sun Pharma to Market Merck's Diabetes Drugs in India Rumman Ahmed 2011
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Januvia sitagliptin and Byetta, an injectable drug, are a new way of treating type 2 diabetes, and they potentially have advantages over older medications, Butler said.
Popular diabetes drugs may raise pancreatic cancer risk, study suggests 2011
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The drug is approved to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes when treatment with its combination of sitagliptin and metformin is appropriate.
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The Food and Drug Administration today warned that two diabetes medicines -- sitagliptin (Januvia) and sitagliptin/metformin (Janumet) have been associated with dangerous cases of swelling of the pancreas.
Diabetes drugs Januvia, Janumet may pose dangerous risk 2009
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The Food and Drug Administration today warned that two diabetes medicines--sitagliptin (Januvia) and sitagliptin/metformin (Janumet) have been associated with dangerous cases of swelling of the pancreas.
Diabetes drugs Januvia, Janumet may pose dangerous risk 2009
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Or ask your doctor about exenatide (Byetta) and sitagliptin (Januvia), new drugs that might be safer than the glitazones.
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