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diabetes dosage
Pharmacotherapeutics
Question | Answer |
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glyburide | sulfonylurea 1.25-20mg po Qd MDD = 20 mg CI when CrCl<50 |
glipizide | sulfonylurea 2.5-20mg po qd-bid; MDD = 8 mg/d |
glimepiride | sulfonylurea 1-4 mg po QD, MDD=20 mg qd |
Nateglinide(starlix) | Meglitinides (short acting sulfonylurea)60-120mg po TID ac |
repaglinide (prandin) | Meglitinides (short acting sulfonylurea)0.5-16mg po ac; MDD: 16mg/d |
metformin (glucophage) | biguanides minimum effective dose 500mg po BID; MDD: 2550 mg/d CI when CrCl<60 |
Pioglitazone (Actos) | Thiazolidinediones 15-30mg po qd; MDD: 45 mg |
Rosiglitazone (Avandia) | Thiazolidinediones 4-8mg po qd; MDD: 8mg po qd |
Acarbose (Precose) | Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors 25mg po TID (titrate up) MDD: 50 mg TID |
Miglitol (Glyset) | Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors 25mg po TID (titrate up) MDD: 100 mg TID |
Januvia (sitagliptin) | Glipatins: Dipeptidyle Peptidase-4 Inhibitors (DPP-4)optimal dose 100mg qd – CrCL 30-49: 50mg – CrCl <30: 25mg |
Tradjenta (linagliptin) | Glipatins: Dipeptidyle Peptidase-4 Inhibitors (DPP-4) 5mg qd |
Onglyza (saxagliptin) | Glipatins: Dipeptidyle Peptidase-4 Inhibitors (DPP-4)2.5-5mg qd – CrCl <50: 2.5 mg |
Byetta (exenatide) | incretin hormones 5ug SC BID 60 min before meals, increase to 10 ug after 1 month if tolerable, MDD=20 ug/day CI when CrCl<30 |
Bydureon (Exenatide) | incretin hormones 2 mg SC once weekly CI when CrCl<30 |
Victoza (liraglutide) | incretin hormones start 0.6 g QD x 1 wk then 1.2 mg QD, MDD= 1.8 mg QD, given without regard to meals, |
Symlin (pramlintide) | Amylinomimetics start 15 ug, target 60 ug SC immediately prior to each meal (T1)or 60 ug, target 120 ug SC QAC |