Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Sitagliptin
Drug Class
Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excluding Insulin
Chemical Class
oral hypoglycemic
What is Sitaglu?
Uses
Sitagliptin is used with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (not for type 1 diabete...
How It Works
Chemical Class
oral hypoglycemic
belongs to oral hypoglycemic. . The Molecular Weight of Sitagliptin is 523.32. It is weakly alkaline drug and Its pKa is 7.7.
How to Take It
1
Adult · oral
100 mg — 24 hourly
take with or without food. If drug bothers your stomach, try taking it with food. In moderate renal insufficiency (CrCl >30 to 1.7 to 1.5 to 3.0 mg/dL in men and > 2.5 mg/dL in women) or with end-s
2
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed. Sitaglipt
Safety Alerts
Ketoacidosis, severe renal impairment
Important Warnings
Elderly, renal impairment reduce dose to 50 mg once daily if eGFR 30-50 ml/minute/1
73m2, reduce dose to 25mgonce daily if eGFR less than 30 ml/minute/1
Side Effects
GI disturbancesnasopharyngitispainperipheral oedemaupper respiratory tract infectionanorexiadizzinessdrowsinessdry mouthheadachehypoglycaemiacutaneous vasculitispancreatitis (discontinue) rashStevens-Johnson syndromeosteoarthritis.
Drug Interactions
Digoxin
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Storage
Store .
Price Intelligence
Rs 150.92
DVAGO observed price · per pack of 7 · as of 30 July 2026
Rs 21.56 per unit
No approved ceiling matched to this exact pack and strength.
Prices across sources
DVAGOper pack of 7Rs 150.92
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Sitagliptin, and what they are not.You pay Rs 11 more than the cheapest equivalent
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Tagip
25mg
Rs 139.65Rs 19.95/unit
Lowest price per unitNo DRAP alertsHIGHNOON LABORATORIES LTD.
Sgliptin
25mg
Rs 223.02
No DRAP alertsBARRETT HODGSON
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
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