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.
Rocky Mountain Diabetes and Osteoporosis Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Southern New Hampshire Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
LA Biomedical Research at Harbor UCLA Medical Center SC - SOM230B2219, Torrance, California, United States
Diabetes and Endocrine Associates La Mesa Location, Multiple Locations, California, United States
East Coast Institute for Research East Coast Inst. for Res(ECIR), Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of Missouri-Columbia: Diabetes Center, Columbia, Missouri, United States
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Beijing, China
UCD Clinical Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital,, Dublin 4, Ireland
The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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