Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following serious adverse reactions are described below or elsewhere in the prescribing information: Pancreatitis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ] Heart Failure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Hypersensitivity Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4) ] Hepatic Effects [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5) ] Severe and Disabling Arthralgia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) ] Bullous Pemphigoid [see Warnings and Precautions (5.9) ] Most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥4%) are upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngitis, diarrhea, hypertension, headache, back pain and urinary tract infection.
( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Takeda Pharmaceuticals at 1-877-TAKEDA-7 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch .
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Alogliptin and Metformin HCl Over 2,700 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have received alogliptin coadministered with metformin in four large, randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trials.
The racial distribution of patients exposed to trial medication was 65% White, 20% Asian, 7% Black or African American, 4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and 4% Multiracial or other racial groups.
The ethnic distribution was 23% Hispanic or Latino and 77% was not Hispanic or Latino.
The mean exposure to alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets was 58 weeks, with more than 1,400 subjects treated for more than one year.
These included two 26 week placebo-controlled trials, one 52 week active control study and an interim analysis of a 104 week active-controlled trial.
In the alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets arm, the mean duration of diabetes mellitus was approximately six years, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 31 kg/m 2 (56% of patients had a BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ) and the mean age was 55 years (18% of patients ≥65 years of age).
In a pooled analysis of these four controlled clinical studies, the overall incidence of adverse reactions was 74% in patients treated with alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets compared to 75% treated with placebo.
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Lactic acidosis: See boxed warning.
( 5.1 ) Pancreatitis: There have been postmarketing reports of acute pancreatitis.
If pancreatitis is suspected, promptly discontinue alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets.
( 5.2 ) Heart failure: Consider the risks and benefits of alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets prior to initiating treatment in patients at risk for heart failure.
If heart failure develops, evaluate and manage according to current standards of care and consider discontinuation of alogliptin and metformin HCl tablets.
Like all medications, Alogliptin And Metformin Hydrochloride can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: