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ساكساغليبتين

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

It promotes pancreatic insulin secretion by inhibiting the DPP-4 enzyme that degrades the gut hormones GLP-1 and GIP involved in physiological glucose regulation, which are activated by eating (EMA 2016, Baetta 2011, Scheen 2011). Oral administration, once daily.

At the time of last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

Its pharmacokinetic data (EMA 2016, Scheen 2011) and those of its active metabolite (low molecular weight and negligible protein binding) make it likely to pass into milk at a concentration that could be significant, although its high volume of distribution would make this difficult.

Breastfed infants should be monitored clinically and analytically (blood glucose) during maternal treatment with linagliptin. (Berlin 2005)

Common side effects are upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal disorders and headache (EMA, 2016). Very low risk of hypoglycaemia in monotherapy. Very low frequency of clinically significant side effects. Up to 80 times the normal dose for 2 weeks produced no side effects. (EMA, 2016)

Pending further published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives may be preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in case of prematurity.

Diet, exercise and breastfeeding improve blood glucose levels.


See below the information of these related products:

  • Maternal Diabetes mellitus (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)
  • Vildagliptin (Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.)

Alternatives

  • Acarbose (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Glibenclamide (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Hypocaloric Diet (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Maternal Sport (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Metformin Hydrochloride (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Miglitol (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Tolbutamide (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Other names

ساكساغليبتين is Saxagliptin in Arabic.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 67 %
Molecular weight 315 daltons
Protein Binding ≈ 0 %
VD 2.2 l/Kg
Tmax 2 - 4 hours
2.5 - 3.1 hours

References

  1. EMA. Saxagliptina. Ficha técnica. 2016 Full text (in our servers)
  2. EMA. Saxagliptin. Drug Summary. 2016 Full text (in our servers)
  3. Scheen AJ. A review of gliptins in 2011. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2012 Abstract Full text (link to original source)
  4. Baetta R, Corsini A. Pharmacology of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors: similarities and differences. Drugs. 2011 Abstract
  5. Berlin CM, Briggs GG. Drugs and chemicals in human milk. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2005 Apr;10(2):149-59. Epub 2004 Dec 21. Review. Abstract

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