Riik: Euroopa Liit
keel: inglise
Allikas: EMA (European Medicines Agency)
sitagliptin fumarate, metformin hydrochloride
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Europe B.V.
A10BD07
sitagliptin, metformin hydrochloride
Drugs used in diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
For adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus:Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in patients inadequately controlled on their maximal tolerated dose of metformin alone or those already being treated with the combination of sitagliptin and metformin.Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is indicated in combination with a sulphonylurea (i.e., triple combination therapy) as an adjunct to diet and exercise in patients inadequately controlled on their maximal tolerated dose of metformin and a sulphonylurea.Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is indicated as triple combination therapy with a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist (i.e., a thiazolidinedione) as an adjunct to diet and exercise in patients inadequately controlled on their maximal tolerated dose of metformin and a PPARγ agonist.Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is also indicated as add-on to insulin (i.e., triple combination therapy) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in patients when stable dose of insulin and metformin alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control.
Authorised
2023-03-31
34 B. PACKAGE LEAFLET 35 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE SUN 50 MG/850 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE SUN 50 MG/1 000 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS sitagliptin/metformin hydrochloride READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. - This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 3. How to take Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT SITAGLIPTIN/METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE SUN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN contains two different medicines called sitagliptin and metformin. • sitagliptin belongs to a class of medicines called DPP-4 inhibitors (dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors) • metformin belongs to a class of medicines called biguanides. They work together to control blood sugar levels in adult patients with a form of diabetes called ‘type 2 diabetes mellitus’. This medicine helps to increase the levels of insulin produced after a meal and lowers the amount of sugar made by your body. Along with diet and exercise, this medicine helps lower your blood sugar. This medicine can be used alone or with certain other medicines for diabetes (insulin, sulphonylureas, or glitazones). What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which your Lugege kogu dokumenti
1 ANNEX I SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 2 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets Each tablet contains sitagliptin fumarate equivalent to 50 mg of sitagliptin and 850 mg of metformin hydrochloride. _Excipient with known effect _ Each film-coated tablet contains 6.9 mg of hydrogenated castor oil. Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets Each tablet contains sitagliptin fumarate equivalent to 50 mg of sitagliptin and 1 000 mg of metformin hydrochloride. _Excipient with known effect _ Each film-coated tablet contains 8.0 mg of hydrogenated castor oil. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet (tablet). Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/850 mg film-coated tablets Pink, capsule-shaped film-coated tablets, dimensions approximately 20 mm x 10 mm x 6 mm, debossed with “SC1”on one side. Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN 50 mg/1 000 mg film-coated tablets Brown to reddish brown, capsule-shaped film-coated tablets, dimensions approximately 22 mm x 11 mm x 7 mm, debossed with “SC7” on one side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS For adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in patients inadequately controlled on their maximal tolerated dose of metformin alone or those already being treated with the combination of sitagliptin and metformin. Sitagliptin/Metformin hydrochloride SUN is indicated in combination with a sulphonylurea (i.e., triple combination therapy) as an adjunct to diet and exercise in patients inadequately controlled on their maximal tolerated dose of metformin and a sulphonylurea. 3 Sitagliptin/Metformin hydr Lugege kogu dokumenti