Drug details

Janumet (sitagliptin metformin hcl)

type of Antidiabetics, Biguanides/Dipeptyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitors

Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin HCl) is a combination of oral diabetes medicines for people with type 2 diabetes who do not use daily insulin injections. Janumet is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes , Type 2 diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• nausea,
• loss of appetite,
• itching,
• vomiting,
• fever,
• lightheadedness,
• shortness of breath,
• fast heartbeats,
• tiredness,
• stomach pain,
• dizziness,
• weakness,
• sore throat,
• skin pain,
• feeling cold,
• burning in your eyes,
• red or purple skin rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling,
• severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back,
• little or no urinating,
• swelling in your face or throat,
• blisters,
• rapid weight gain
• unusual muscle pain,
• irregular heart rate,
• swelling in your legs or feet, and
• breakdown of the outer layer of skin,
• severe or ongoing pain in your joints,

The following drugs are related to Janumet, either as a replacement or used together:

• Precose (acarbose)
• Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride)
• Avapro (irbesartan)
• Invokana (canagliflozin tablets)
• Capoten (captopril)
• Diabinese (chlorpropamide)
• Zegalogue (dasiglucagon injection)
• Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)
• Glyxambi (empagliflozin and linagliptin tablets)
• Synjardy XR Extended-release Tablets (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release)
• Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride tablets)
• Trijardy XR (empagliflozin, linagliptin, and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
• Glynase PresTab (micronized glyburide tablets)
• NovoLog (insulin aspart [rdna origin] inj)
• NovoLog Mix 70/30 (insulin aspart protamine and insulin aspart (rdna origin))
• Soliqua Injection (insulin glargine and lixisenatide)
• Toujeo (insulin glargine injection for subcutaneous use)
• Lyumjev (insulin lispro-aabc injection)
• Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
• Starlix Tablet (nateglinide)
• NovoLog Mix 50/50 (50% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 50% insulin aspart injection)

The following supplements are related to Janumet, and may be used together with the drug:

• Magnesium (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Iodine (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Caffeine (s.)
• Capsicum (s.)
• Gamma Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Coffee (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Agaricus Mushroom (s.)
• Alpha-Lipoic Acid (s.)
• Chromium (s.)
• Ginseng, Panax (s.)
• Milk Thistle (s.)
• Prickly Pear Cactus (s.)