Drug details

Symlin (pramlintide acetate injection)

type of Antidiabetics, Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Agonists, Antidiabetics, Amylinomimetics

Symlin (pramlintide acetate) injection is an amylin analog indicated for patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who use mealtime insulin and have failed to achieve desired glycemic control despite optimal insulin therapy.

The drug is often used to treat Type 2 diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• confusion,
• dizziness,
• vision problems,
• headache,
• sweating,
• weakness,
• drowsiness,
• irritability,
• hunger,
• severe ongoing nausea,
• fast heart rate, and
• feeling jittery

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

• Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride)
• Amaryl Tablets (glimepiride)
• Cycloset (bromocriptine mesylate tablets)
• Byetta (exenatide injection)
• Lantidra (donislecel-jujn allogeneic pancreatic islet cellular)
• Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)
• Trulicity (dulaglutide injection, for subcutaneous use)
• Glyxambi (empagliflozin and linagliptin tablets)
• Synjardy XR Extended-release Tablets (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release)
• Jardiance (empagliflozin tablets)
• Humalog 75-25 (75-25 insulin lispro suspension and 25 insulin lispro injection)
• Humulin N (insulin (human recombinant))
• Humulin R (insulin (human recombinant))
• Soliqua Injection (insulin glargine and lixisenatide)
• Semglee (insulin glargine injection)
• Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
• Jentadueto XR (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• NovoLog Mix 50/50 (50% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 50% insulin aspart injection)
• Onglyza (saxagliptin tablets)
• Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv injection, for intravenous use)

The following supplements are related to Symlin, 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.)