Sitagliptin / Metformin

Janumet · DPP-4 + biguanide

Generic
sitagliptin / metformin
Brand
Janumet
Class
DPP-4 + biguanide
Say it
SIT-a-GLIP-tin

What technicians need to know

Combination

Commonly mispronounced

"SIT-uh-glip-tin"; "sit-uh-GLIP-tin" — LASA with sumatriptan

The -gliptin pattern

Sitagliptin / Metformin ends in -gliptin, which marks a DPP-4 inhibitor — used for type 2 diabetes. Learning the suffix families turns roughly 200 separate drugs into about 20 patterns you can reason from. See all the families.

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