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Product Name: JANUVIA™ (Medicines)

Product Description

ANUVIA is a once-daily pill that helps lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise. It's a type of prescription diabetes medicine called a DPP-4 inhibitor (blocker). DPP-4 blockers enhance the body's own ability to keep blood sugar levels balanced.

A doctor may prescribe JANUVIA alone or together with certain other diabetes medicines to help control blood sugar.

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Important Information About JANUVIA

JANUVIA is not for patients with type 1 diabetes or for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (increased ketones in the blood or urine). If you have kidney problems, your doctor may prescribe lower doses of JANUVIA.

In studies, side effects were usually mild and similar to side effects in patients taking a placebo (a pill without medicine). The most common side effects were upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose and sore throat, and headache.

Company Details

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The company... more