Adult Dosing

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

• 5 mg PO qd

• When co-administered with an insulin secretagogue such as a sulfonylurea, a lower dosage of insulin secretagogue must be considered to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia
• Dose can be taken with or without food

Pediatric Dosing

• Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established

• Adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Note:

• Linagliptin should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
• It is not known whether a history of pancreatitis increases the risk for the development of pancreatitis in patients receiving linagliptin

• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the product
• Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Diabetic ketoacidosis

• N/A

Renal Dose Adjustment

• Renal impairment: No dose adjustments

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

• Hepatic impairment: No dose adjustments

See Supplemental Patient Information

• Postmarketing cases of acute pancreatitis, with fatalities have been reported in patients receiving linagliptin. Discontinue therapy and initiate appropriate management upon suspicion of pancreatitis
• When used concomitantly with insulin secretagogues, administer a lower dose of the insulin secretagogue to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia
• Safety and effectiveness for reducing macrovascular risk have not been established with linagliptin or any other antidiabetic drug
• Periodically monitor blood glucose and A1C levels during therapy

Caution: Use cautiously in

• Nursing women

Supplemental Patient Information

• Advise patients to seek prompt medical attention during periods of stress such as fever, infection, trauma, or surgery
• Instruct patients to promptly report their physician if they develop any unusual symptom or if any known symptom worsens or persists

Tradjenta interacts with :

	Akbeta
	Betagan
	Betapace
	Betapace AF
	Betimol
	Blocadren
	Carteolol
	Carvedilol
	Coreg
	Coreg CR
	Corgard
	Hemangeol
	Inderal
	Inderal LA
	Innopran XL
	Istalol
	Labetalol
	Levatol
	Levobunolol
	Nadolol
	Ocupress
	Penbutolol
	Pindolol
	Propranolol
	Sorine
	Sotalol
	Timolol
	Timoptic
	Timoptic in ocudose
	Timoptic-XE
	Trandate
	Visken

Pregnancy Category:B

Breastfeeding: Because no information is available regarding its use during breastfeeding, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 03 August 2011). As per manufacturer's data, caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing woman.

• CNS: Headache
• METABOLIC: Hypoglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, increased weight
• GI: Pancreatitis, diarrhea
• EENT: Nasopharyngitis
• RESP: Cough
• MUSC: Arthralgia, myalgia, back pain
• LABTESTS: Elevated uric acid level
• HYPERSENSITIVITY: Urticaria, angioedema, localized skin exfoliation, bronchial hyperreactivity

• Hypoglycemic agent; inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), an enzyme which degrades the incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), resulting in increased levels of active incretin hormones. It stimulates the release of insulin in a glucose-dependent manner and decreases the glucagon levels in the circulation
• Absolute bioavailability is 30%
• Metabolized minimally in the liver; CYP450: 3A4 substrate
• Excreted in feces (80%) and urine (5%)
• Half-life: 12 hrs

US Trade Name(s)

• Tradjenta

US Availability

Tradjenta

• TABS: 5 mg

Canadian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Canadian Availability

• N/A

UK Trade Name(s)

• N/A

UK Availability

• N/A

Australian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Australian Availability

• N/A

Endocrine/Metabolic

Diabetic Medications

Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors

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• Tradjenta 5 MG TABS [Bottle] (BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM)
  30 mg = $241
  90 mg = $686.98

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