Linagliptin

Indications & Dose:

Type 2 diabetes mellitus as monotherapy (if metformin inappropriate), or in combination with metformin (when treatment with metformin alone fails to achieve adequate glycaemic control), or both metformin and a sulfonylurea (when dual therapy with these drugs fails to achieve adequate glycaemic control) Type 2 diabetes mellitus in combination with insulin (with or without metformin) when a stable dose of insulin has not provided adequate glycaemic control

BY MOUTH

Adult: 5 mg once daily

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Uncommon Cough . nasopharyngitis

Frequency not known Pancreatitis Diabetes mellitus 

PREGNANCY Avoid  

BREAST FEEDING Avoid 

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