Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor

Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

<section class="Section" data-sectioncode="34089-3"><a name="S11"></a><a name="section-10"></a><h1>11 DESCRIPTION</h1>TRADJENTA tablets for oral use contain linagliptin, an inhibitor of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) enzyme.The chemical name of linagliptin is 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 8-[(3R)-3-amino-1-piperidinyl]-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-1-[(4-methyl-2-quinazolinyl)methyl]-The molecular formula is C25H28N8O2 and the molecular weight is 472.54 g/mol. The structural formula is:<img alt="Chemical Structure" src="tradjenta-01.jpg"/>Linagliptin is a white to yellowish, not or only slightly hygroscopic solid substance. It is very slightly soluble in water (0.9 mg/mL). Linagliptin is soluble in methanol (ca. 60 mg/mL), sparingly soluble in ethanol (ca. 10 mg/mL), very slightly soluble in isopropanol (&lt;1 mg/mL), and very slightly soluble in acetone (ca. 1 mg/mL).Each film-coated tablet of TRADJENTA contains 5 mg of linagliptin free base and the following inactive ingredients: mannitol, pregelatinized starch, corn starch, copovidone, and magnesium stearate. In addition, the film coating contains the following inactive ingredients: hypromellose, titanium dioxide, talc, polyethylene glycol, and red ferric oxide.</section>

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linagliptin 5 MG Oral Tablet

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