FDA Approves Januvia for Type 2 Diabetes
October 17, 2006
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October 17, 2006 (FDA) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the approval of Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) Tablets, the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as DDP-4 inhibitors that enhances the body's own ability to lower elevated blood sugar.
The first question I usually get about a new medication is its cost. Without insurance coverage, you'll be paying $4.86 per pill of Januvia. This may sound expensive - it adds up to $145.80 per month.
Posted by: liz at March 6, 2007 04:24 PM
Januvia has been prescribed for me. My medication provider will not fund any of the cost. I cannot afford the total cost. Is there a generic which I can get for lower cost?
Posted by: charlotte bacher at March 6, 2007 10:23 AM
how bad of a diarrhea problem is it? i have a ibs. problem i am on actos now. thank you my blood sugar range, is between 98 to 160. thank you ann sola
Posted by: helen vavrick at March 1, 2007 10:00 PM
I have been on 100mg Januvia in combination with 1000mg twice daily Glucophage and 25u Lantus for 7 full days, but my sugars are still high. How long does it take for Januvia to start working? Or when do I decide that it is not working?
Posted by: Jessica at February 9, 2007 11:37 AM
I am a type 2 diabetic on 70/30 novolog insulin. Few week ago my doctor gave me actoplut met in addition with my insulin to help lower my blood sugars. My ankles, feet were very swollen, I was achy all over my joint, my skin started to peel off my skin.Sure the pill help lower my blood sugar, and also made me eat so much more since my sugar drops, which causes weight gain. I am o.k. now since I stopped the med. Now my doctor started me on januvia, and after reading some of the side effects, I would not touch januvia. Will there ever be medication to treat this hirrible disease without the side effects giving more trouble than the diabetes itself. I feel like these doctors are using diabetics as guinea pigs. And that's sad. We have enough to deal with as it is.
Thanks
Posted by: tx75203 at February 3, 2007 10:15 AM
I have been on Junuvia since December 21, 2006 and have experienced every side effect mentioned and even more. I have been able to reduce my doage of Levemir; however I have a stuffy nose, swollen ankles, chest pains, anorexia, headache. We have cut the dosage of Junuvia back to 50 mgm. and still have the side effects. Even had to be rushed to the Emergency Room and admitted to the hospital as I had severe nausea and vomiting with chest pains. (EKG & Nuclear Stress test was negative and pains subsided when I stopped taking the Junuvia.
Posted by: Margaret Mcgettigan at January 23, 2007 10:18 AM
I started taking Junuvia on Dec. 21, 2006. I have had all other meds for type II diabetes over the last forty years. Lantus--slowed my gasstric emptying and I did not have goog control of my glucose levels....a lot of hypoglycemic episodes in the mddle of the night. I am now taking glynase and Levemir Insulin. I started on the 100 mgm. Junuvia and had to decrease my Levemir from 40 units daily to 18 units daily. (Sometimes in divided doses--10 and 8 units. The Junuvia really brought my readings down. NOW, THE SIDE EFFECTS:::I had the stuffy nose, the sore throat, gastric disturbance--gas, bloating,etc. The chest pains (angina type) became so severe that I was rushed to the Emergency Room where they insisted I was having a heart attack=-but after complete nuclear scans and other tests, this was ruled out. (I spent two days in the DeBakey Heart Institute for complete testing and have followed up with my gastroenterologist and endocrinologist.) My dosage of Junuvia has been cut to 50 mgm. daily and I'm taking 8 units of Levemir in AM and 10 units PM. I still have some nausea and vomiting; however, the chest pains have ceased to be bothersome! I am a 82 y/o white male and am working through the side effects of Junuvia as the Levemir/Junuvia/Glynase combination seems to be working as I make adjustments to tolerate the present side effects and hope they will go away. (No studies utilizing Junuvia in patients has not been reported in the literature; however I could be an appropriate candidate!
Posted by: Victor Ochoa at January 11, 2007 12:36 PM
How long before this medication starts working fully?. I've been taking 100mg once a day in conjunction to 1000mg of metformin twice a day for approximately 7 weeks, and still my blood sugar readings are rather high when I first get up in the morning.
Posted by: Juan A. Moreira at December 27, 2006 07:02 PM
My doctor currently prescribed januvia along with insulin. Will I be okay?
Posted by: Dollie Ivey at December 14, 2006 06:06 PM
I have been on this medicine for two weeks now and every since i started it i have had a cough and congestion. Its helped lower my suger but does any one know if the side effects last long ? Or is it to where your have it until you stop taken the pill.
Posted by: CHRISTINE at December 6, 2006 10:46 PM
Please let me know if I would benefit from taking Januvia. I am 77 yrs old, type 2 diabetic, taking Glucotrol XL medication and on insulin twice a day (Humalog 75/25). My Ha1C is 6.2% but my glucose goes up and down.
I am also on oxygen 24/7 so I am concerned about the possible side effect of respiratory infection. I also have CHF. Please advise. Thank you.
Posted by: abdulazeez at November 6, 2006 03:29 AM
I have been on Januvia for about a week. It has NOT lowered my blood sugar at all. My fasting BS are still high. I am using it as monotherapy. Anyone else using this drug? It cannot be used with insulin but can be used with Metformin. The pills cost $4.86 each and my insurance will not pay for it since it is still considered to be EXPERIMENTAL. I am going to take it a few more weeks and see what happens. It is available now from most of the endocrinologists.
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