Metformin/sitagliptin - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: Efficib; Januet; Janumet; Metformin hydrochloride mixture with sitagliptin phosphate; MK-0431A; ONO 5434A; ONO-5435A; Ristfor; Sitagliptin/metformin; VelmetiaLatest Information Update: 06 May 2021
At a glance
- Originator Merck & Co
- Class Antihyperglycaemics; Biguanides; Insulin sensitisers; Pyrazines; Small molecules; Triazoles
- Mechanism of Action AMP activated protein kinase stimulants; Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors; Gluconeogenesis inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Most Recent Events
- 16 Apr 2021 Metformin/sitagliptin is still in phase III trial for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (In adolescents, In children) in Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Romania, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Israel, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria (NCT01472367) (EudraCT2011-002529-23)
- 17 Sep 2019 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp completes a phase III trial in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (In adolescents, In children) in Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Romania, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Israel, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria(NCT01472367) (EudraCT2011-002529-23)
- 15 Aug 2018 Depomed is now called Assertio Therapeutics