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Steglujan
BY: Olive TseJun 15, 2020

Steglujan

(ertugliflozin/sitagliptin) MSD

 

Composition:

  • Available in tablet with each contains 15 mg ertugliflozin (as ertugliflozin L-pyroglutamic acid) and 100 mg sitagliptin (as sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate)

 

Indication:

  • As an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in adults aged 18 years and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus:
  • when metformin and/or a sulphonylurea (SU) and one of the monocomponents of Steglujan do not provide adequate glycaemic control
  • in patients already being treated with the combination of ertugliflozin and sitagliptin as separate tablets

 

Drug information including formulation, indication, administration and/or presentation updated, registered or launched in Hong Kong within one year prior to the date written is regarded as new in The Pace.

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