Abstract
The fixed dose combination of sitagliptin 50 mg and metformin 850 mg (Janumet ®), is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in addition to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients treated with metformin alone. Methods: We report a 69-year-old man with type 2 diabetes that developed sudden loss of eyebrows and eyelashes about 4 months after the beginning of Janumet®.
Clinical and laboratory findings excluded the presence of systemic or skin diseases able to induce these manifestations, while the Naranjo probability scale documented a possible association between the drug and the adverse drug reaction.Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, metformin, sitagliptin, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Current Drug Safety
Title:Loss of Eyebrows and Eyelashes During Concomitant Treatment with Sitagliptin and Metformin
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Author(s): Elena Succurro, Caterina Palleria, Mariafrancesca Ruffo, Raffaele Serra, Franco Arturi and Luca Gallelli
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Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, metformin, sitagliptin, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Abstract: The fixed dose combination of sitagliptin 50 mg and metformin 850 mg (Janumet ®), is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in addition to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients treated with metformin alone. Methods: We report a 69-year-old man with type 2 diabetes that developed sudden loss of eyebrows and eyelashes about 4 months after the beginning of Janumet®.
Clinical and laboratory findings excluded the presence of systemic or skin diseases able to induce these manifestations, while the Naranjo probability scale documented a possible association between the drug and the adverse drug reaction.Export Options
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Succurro Elena, Palleria Caterina, Ruffo Mariafrancesca, Serra Raffaele, Arturi Franco and Gallelli Luca, Loss of Eyebrows and Eyelashes During Concomitant Treatment with Sitagliptin and Metformin, Current Drug Safety 2017; 12 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886311666161014125536
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886311666161014125536 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3911 |
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