Sitagliptin is an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used in conjunction with diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The effect of this medication leads to glucose dependent increases in insulin and decreases in glucagon to improve control of blood sugar. Sitagliptin was granted FDA approval on October 16, 2006.
Sitagliptin is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is not used to treat type 1 diabetes or patients with a history of pancreatitis.
It is also used in combination with metformin or ertugliflozin.
Investigational Site Number 392-122, Kobe-shi, Japan
Investigational Site Number 392-101, Kyoto-shi, Japan
Investigational Site Number 392-119, Nerima-ku, Japan
Diabetes Research Division, Department of Endocrinology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
The Second Artillery General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, Beijing, China
The First People's Hospital of Yueyang, Yueyang, Hunan, China
The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Midwest CRC, Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
Iderc, P.L.C., Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Cotton O'Neil Clinic, Topeka, Kansas, United States
Clinical Research Department, Lund, Sweden
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Malmö, Sweden
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