What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Sitagliptin Phosphate-metformin Oral to Children or the Elderly?

If you are pregnant

  • Not Recommended:
  • Not Recommended:

    • If you are nursing

  • Precaution: NO KNOWN INFANT ADVERSE OUTCOMES; MFR ADVISES CAUTION
  • Precaution: INSUFFICIENT HUMAN DATA; POTENTIAL FOR EXCRETION BASED ON DRUG PROPERTIES

    • If you are an adult over 60

  • management or monitoring precaution: Renal-Increased risk for drug induced metabolic acidosis with increasing age and declining renal function. Metformin is contraindicated in patients with an eGFR below 30 mL/min. Cardiovascular-Heart failure patients may have a higher risk for metabolic acidosis.
  • management or monitoring precaution: Renal-Adjust dosage for moderate to severe renal impairment. Monitor renal function.

    • Pediatric use

  • Severe Precaution: Safety and efficacy not established. Efficacy not statistically different from placebo in clinical trials.
  • Severe Precaution: Safety and efficacy in pediatrics age < 10 years not established.
  • Severe Precaution: Rare reports of cholestatic and hepatocellular injury. No pediatric safety/efficacy of extended release dose form.
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